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 Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tokyo is the central place of politics, economy, culture and academics in Japan as well as the home of the Japanese emperor and the seat of the national government, as well as a major business and financial centre for all of East Asia.
Tokyo literally means "eastern capital" in Japanese, a meaning in opposition to an old capital to the west, Kyoto, which was renamed "Saikyo", meaning "western capital", for a brief period of time in the 19th century.
Tokyo's re-emergence from wartime trauma was complete at the 1964 Summer Olympics, which publicized the city on an international stage and brought global attention to the "economic miracle".
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 Okutama, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okutama (奥多磨町) is a town in Nishitama District, Tokyo.
With an area of 225.63 km², it is the largest community in Tokyo.
Kumotori, Tokyo's highest peak at 2017 m, divides Okutama from the Okuchichibu region of the neighboring Saitama and Yamanashi Prefectures.
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There is no Tokyo Citycity named "Tokyo." Tokyo is actually designated as a "metropolis" (and#37117; -to), similar to a prefecture (and#30476; -ken), consisting of 23 special wards (and#21306; -ku), 26 cities (and#24066; -shi), 5 towns (and#30010; -cho or machi), and 8 villages (and#26449; -son or mura) each having a local government.
Tokyo is also part of the Greater Tokyo Area by far the List of metropolitan areas by populationworld's most populous metropolitan area that includes the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa prefectureKanagawa, Saitama prefectureSaitama and Chiba prefectureChiba.
Tokyo consists of the following 23 special wards, 26 cities, 5 towns, and 8 villages: ===23 special wards=== Each ward (''ku'') is a local municipality with its own elected mayors and assemblies but differs from ordinary cities in that certain governmental functions are handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
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 Encyclopedia: Kodaira, Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 182,549 and the density of 8,922.24 persons per km².
Cities in Tokyo The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized.
The Ghibli Museum, in Mitaka, Tokyo Mitaka (三鷹市;; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.
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 Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, literally "eastern capital"), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan.
There is no city named "Tokyo." Tokyo is actually designated as a "metropolis" (都 -to), similar to a prefecture (県 -ken), consisting of 23 special wards (区; -ku), 26 cities (市 -shi), 5 towns (町 -cho or machi), and 8 villages (村 -son or mura) each having a local government.
Tokyo is also part of the Greater Tokyo Area by far the world's most populous metropolitan area that includes the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba.
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 Tokyo articles and news from Start Learning Now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tokyo is located in the Kanto regionKanto region on the island of Honshu.
Tokyo was already the nation's political, economic, and cultural center, and the emperor's residence made it a de facto imperial capital as well with the former Edo Castle becoming the Imperial Palace.
Tokyo is also part of the Greater Tokyo Area, by far the List of metropolitan areas by populationworld's most populous metropolitan region, which includes the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa prefectureKanagawa, Saitama prefectureSaitama, and Chiba prefectureChiba.
www.startlearningnow.com /Tokyo.htm   (3723 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Komae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 77,390 and the density of 12,111.11 persons per km².
It is the smallest city in Tokyo prefecture both in population and area.
Following the establishment of Komae Station on the Odakyu Line in 1950, the city began to attract urban workers, and now it is essentially a "bedtown" for workers commuting to central Tokyo.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Komae   (195 words)

  
 Edo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During the (Surf for more about Edo period) Edo period, there were about one hundred fires, typically caused by accidents when the mostly wooden townhouses ((Surf for more about Machiya) Machiya) were heated with (A carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air) charcoal fires in winter.
In 1868, when the shogunate came to an end, the city was renamed "Tokyo" which means "Eastern Capital"; during the restoration, the emperor moved to Tokyo, making the city the formal as well as de facto capital of Japan.
They oversaw the police and (from the time of (Surf for more about Yoshimune) Yoshimune onward) the commoner fire department (machibikeshi), heard criminal and civil suits, and performed other administrative functions necessary in a city of a million inhabitants.
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 Nishitama, Tokyo - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Hinohara, Hinode, Mizuho, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Nishitama, Tokyo - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Hinohara, Hinode, Mizuho,...
Nishitama, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Hinohara, Tokyo, Hinode, Tokyo, Mizuho,...
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 arcticcat.ca - Tokyo Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tokyo apartment portal lists rental units found in Japan's metropolitan area, from guest houses to serviced luxury apartments.
TOKYO -- After facing some hostility in Latin America this week, President Bush is likely to enjoy the hospitality in Japan next week as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rolls out the red carpet and gives him long-awaited...
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan's economy grew for the fourth straight quarter and at a faster-than-expected pace in the three months to September, driven by resilient consumption and capital spending.
www.arcticcat.ca /Tokyo-Japan/reference/search   (368 words)

  
 All words on Tokyo
See: Capital of Japan debate The Great Kanto earthquake struck Tokyo in 1923, killing approximately 70,000 people; a massive reconstruction plan was drawn up, but was too expensive to carry out except in part.
A map from the 1888 [[Meyers Konversations-Lexikon Encyclopedia shows the old German name for Tokyo, Jedo.]] Beginning in the 1970s, Japanese cities experienced a massive wave of expansion as laborers began migrating from rural areas, and Tokyo was one of the most dramatic examples.
The [[Ginza area of Tokyo, once the world's most expensive shopping area during the economic bubble of the 1980s, is still home to exclusive department stores.]]
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 Tokyo . Kokubunji, Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The highest mountain in Tokyo, Mount Kumotori, is 2,017 m high; other mountains in Tokyo include Mount Takasu 1737 m, Mount Odake 1266 m, and Mount Mitake 929 m.
Lake Okutama, on the Tama River near Yamanashi Prefecture, is Tokyo s largest lake.
Hinode, Tokyo Hinode Mizuho, Tokyo Mizuho Okutama, Tokyo Okutama Hinohara, Tokyo Hinohara Village
www.uk.kunsimuna.net /Tokyo_UK_317133_jr   (287 words)

  
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NISHITAMA where is grand nature with green forest and beautiful river is our hometown of Tokyo and the oasis for everybody.
NISHITAMA has two rivers that are called the AKIGAWA and the TAMAGAWA.
They have been provided city water of Tokyo and also used as transportation since the dawn of history.
ryoloveasia.hp.infoseek.co.jp /info/nishitama.htm   (517 words)

  
 Hamura, Tokyo - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It has boundaries with Tokyo communities Ome on the north and west, Mizuho on the east, Fussa on the south, and Akiruno on the west.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 56,091 and the density of 5,660.04 persons per km².
In 1956, it became Hamura Town, Nishitama District.
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Hamura,_Tokyo   (211 words)

  
 Tokyo Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
OpenSpace.jp - Tokyo apartment portal lists rental units found in Japan's metropolitan area, from guest houses to serviced luxury apartments.
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Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō) is a metropolis located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan containing the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area.
www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Category:Tokyo   (263 words)

  
 airconditioner.ca - Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode: Volume 2
The Peruvian government plans to withdraw its ambassador from Tokyo in response to Japan's defense of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, a Peruvian and Japanese citizen who has lived in Japan since 2000, the Brit...
TOKYO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Peru has recalled its ambassador to Tokyo to protest Japan's intervention in the detention in Chile of disgraced former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.
www.airconditioner.ca /Tokyo/reference/search   (261 words)

  
 Nishitama, Tokyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Nishitama, Tokyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Nishitama is a district in Tokyo, Japan encompassing the following towns and villages.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nishitama, Tokyo contains research on
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Nishitama,_Tokyo   (67 words)

  
 Comparison of Ehrlichia muris Strains Isolated from Wild Mice and Ticks and Serologic Survey of Humans and Animals with ...
In metropolitan Tokyo, the Ehrlichia muris seropositivity rate of 24 wild mice was 63% in Hinohara Village, but in the surrounding
Of 24 wild mice caught in Hinohara Village, Nishitama County, Tokyo, Japan (Table 1), 15 were seropositive for E.
Note the numerous pleomorphic coccobacilli enveloped in two layers of membranes embedded in a fine filamentous matrix in the membrane-bound inclusion.
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 56 Years Ago Today
6 KIA, 5 POW: 3 prisoners died in the Tokyo Military Prison fire on May 25, 1945; 1 POW died from his wounds at the Tokyo Kempei Tai Headquarters; 1 POW was imprisoned in Ofuna POW Camp and was Liberated at the end of the war.
The 9 POWs died in the Tokyo fire of May 23rd when the Japanese guards refused to let them out of their cells.
Crashed in Sueyoshi, Ohitsu Village, Kimitsu County, Chiba Prefecture 4 KIA, 6 POW: 5 died in the Tokyo Military Prison fire on May 25, 1945, 1 was moved to Ofuna POW Camp and Liberated at the end of the war.
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 An Offer To Garden In Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I wonder if there might be anyone out there who doesn't have a chance to grow some vegetables who would like to.
I am assuming you'd prefer a couple of Forum members to take over the garden (rate and times to visit to be discussed, right?), rather than unknown strangers.
Picked up some tomato plants at Yasaka a few weeks ago because they were the last ones there, and I figured if I bought them I'd be forced to plant them come what may. Well, they sat under the tarp in my backyard for a few weeks because I couldn't find the time.
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 liberia.ca - Metropolis Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kyoto, which was spared bombings during World War II, remains an important cultural and educational centre of Japan.
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The metropolis of Tokyo plans to issue a 30-year euro bond, the banks managing the sale said on Tuesday.
The Yamanote Line is one of the main arteries of Tokyo's extensive public transportation system.
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 Mizuho, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mizuho (瑞穂町: Mizuho-machi) is a town in Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan.
on the east, Musashi Murayama, Tokyo and Tokorozawa, Saitama
This page was last modified 04:59, 9 October 2005.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mizuho,_Tokyo   (79 words)

  
 Daito Electron Co.,Ltd.
Tokyo Product Control Center was established in Kokubunji, TOKYO.
Semiconductor Sales Department was established in Tokyo and Osaka.
Daito Tokyo Diamond Wheel Co., Ltd. a joint venture company with Tokyo Diamond Tools Mfg.
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 Amphibian Species of the World - Hynobius tokyoensis Tago, 1931   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Given as "Nishitama, Tokyo", Japan by Okada, 1934, Copeia, 1934: 17.
Fikushima prefecture southwestwards through Tokyo to kanagawa Prefecture of the Kanto District, Honshu, Japan.
Biochem., 130: 181-189, documented that populations of the type locality of Hynobius tokyoensis are more closely related to Hynobius lichenatus than to other populations of "Hynobius tokyoensis" from the Nagoya Region, which are more closely related to Hynobius nebulosus.
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 Mizuho, Tokyo - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mizuho, Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mizuho, Tokyo - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mizuho, Tokyo.
Here you will find more informations about Mizuho, Tokyo.
* on the east, Musashi Murayama, Tokyo and Tokorozawa, Saitama
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Mizuho-Tokyo.html   (139 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Nishitama, Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Updated 271 days 16 hours 11 minutes ago.
Nishitama, in Tokyo, Japan, is formed in the following towns and villages.
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nishitama,-Tokyo   (66 words)

  
 TOKYO FALL FUN GUIDE 2003
It has been designated as a natural treasure by the Tokyo Metropolitan government.
This natural park faces the south shore of Okutama Lake and is owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan government.
The entire area in these precincts has been designated as a historical monument by the Tokyo Metropolitan government.
www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/webmaga/2003autumn/spot   (776 words)

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