Tokyo
Established in 1603 as the seat of Tokugawa Ieyasu's military government (Edo bakufu), Tokyo has fallen, rebuilt itself and forged ahead time and again - after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and later the US bombing raids in WWII. Even now, where new growth doesn't seem possible, construction cranes wing toward the sky. Now with a population of 8.1 million (23 wards), for many Tokyo seems like the place to be in Japan. Many rural youths head to Tokyo for the opportunity its skyscrapers promise. First-time visitors to Japan will be surprised at the variety of dimension and local color in Tokyo neighborhoods - neon in Shinjuku, old wooden structures in the shitamachi area, teenage flamboyance in Harajuku, and exclusive shopping in Ginza. Wherever you happen to find yourself in Tokyo, you'll feel its pulse.
Lodging & Neighborhood:
 Keio Plaza Inter-Continental Tokyo |
Shinjuku District | 
Isetan Department Store 
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Kinokuniya Bookstore |
Sumitomo Sankaku Building
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Takashimaya Times Square
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building |
Some Attractions:
Additional Resources:
Tokyo Convention & Visitor Bureau
Regional
Tourist Guide-Tokyo (by Japan National Tourist Organization)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Taito Ward (Asakusa belongs to Taito Ward)
Tokyo Yokohama Information
Gourmet
Navigator-Tokyo
Tokyo
Food Page
Information on Yokohama & Kamakura:
* Both cities are located in Kanagawa Prefecture (next to Tokyo) and easily
accessible from Tokyo by train.
Kanagawa
Prefecture
Kanagawa
NOW International (by Kanagawa Prefectural Tourist Association)
Regional
Tourist Guide-Kanagawa (by Japan National Tourist Organization)
Yokohama
City
Yokohama
Convention & Visitor Bureau
Tokyo Yokohama
Information
Kamakura
City
