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  Tokyo@Everything2.com
What is now Tokyo used to be just a little fishing village called Edo (江戸), "the gate of the stream", referring to its location at the mouth of the Sumida River on the eastern side of the Japanese main island of Honshu.
To the north and west is the suburbia of Saitama and the tail of Tokyo-to (Shimokitazawa, Kichijoji, Hachioji).
Tokyo Metropolis accounts for a third of the megalopolis' population: the rest live in Chiba, Saitama, Ibaragi, and Kanagawa prefectures.
www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=Tokyo   (1280 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Suginami, Tokyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Suginami (杉並区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan.
Ogikubo (荻窪;) is a suburb of Tokyo in Sugnami ward, approximately 8 km west of Shinjuku.
Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist text book revisionism when, in 2005, residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a controversial textbook published by Fusosha Publishing Inc which is claimed attempts to justify Japanese actions during WWII.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Suginami,-Tokyo   (769 words)

  
 Suginami Ku - 23 Wards Of Tokyo - Picture Tokyo
Suginami Ku (杉並区) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo.
The center of population of Tokyo lies in Omiya 1-chome in Suginami.
picturetokyo.com /travel/tokyo/wards/suginami.html   (99 words)

  
 Tokyo - City Guide
Tokyo is Japan's capital and the country's largest city.
Tokyo is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, but is called a metropolis (to) rather than a prefecture (ken).
Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2164.html   (515 words)

  
 Suginami travel guide - Wikitravel
Suginami (杉並) is in Tokyo, west of Shinjuku.
Suginami is mostly a residential area which will provide a great view of real Japanese living in Tokyo.
The Tokyo Kōenji Awa Odori (阿波おどり) is held yearly on the last Saturday and Sunday in August.
wikitravel.org /en/Tokyo/Suginami   (622 words)

  
 Suginami, Tokyo
Suginami (杉並区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
As of 2005, the mayor of Suginami is Yamada Hiroshi.
Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist text book revisionism when, in 2005, residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a controversial textbook published by Fusosha Publishing Inc which is claimed attempts to justify Japanese actions during WWII.
encycl.opentopia.com /term/Suginami,_Tokyo   (246 words)

  
 Tokyo Hotels. Save More on Cheap Accommodation in Tokyo
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan, and one of the largest in the world as well, with 12.5 million occupants.
Tokyo attracts a huge amount of tourism, due to their attractions, activities and culture.
Tokyo Metropolitan - Comprehensive background of Tokyo city covering topics such as environment, residents, health and welfare.
www.hotelclub.net /hotel.reservations/Tokyo.htm   (515 words)

  
 TIMEasia.com | Japan: Japan's Dirty Secret | 5/29/2000
The Suginami waste plant, built half underground and mostly covered by a grassy park where youngsters play guitar and families stroll with their dogs, looks neat, tidy, innocuous.
For all its problems, the Suginami plant is just a rest stop along the highway of waste running from homes and businesses in Tokyo to final disposal grounds, usually in the countryside.
Tokyo has agreed to try to fix the problem, but dioxin-laden fumes continue to waft into the housing where the sailors' families live.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/2000/0529/japan.toxic.html   (3191 words)

  
 Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tokyo’s Suginami City which pursues cultural town development and JPO entered a goodwill alliance in July 1994 aiming at mutual cooperation in the promotion of rich interchange between residents and regional culture through music.
Since the launch of the alliance, Suginami City has continued to provide their hall to JPO as a practice venue, and JPO has relocated their office to Suginami City to become a community-based orchestra in name and reality, and has carried out various musical activities together with the government and residents of the city.
Aiming at further progress in the franchise of the Suginami Kokaido, JPO plans to propose new cultural themes to the world together with residents from the Hall, based on the achievements fostered through its activities and in the alliance with Suginami City.
www.japanphil.or.jp /eng/orchestra/suginami   (352 words)

  
 NIPPONIA
Many began in Suginami Ward, which is located in west-central Tokyo.
Suginami Ward is now calling on the national government to establish an animated film archive to collect materials, conduct research, and train future animators.
Suginami Ward is offering incentives so that the archive will be built within its borders.
web-japan.org /nipponia/nipponia27/en/feature/feature06.html   (592 words)

  
 FROM TOSHIKEIKAKU TO MACHIZUKURI
Urban planning in Tokyo initially was used synonymously with the term toshikeikaku, which means top-down urban planning and refers especially to the centralized manner of urban planning by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) at the top of Tokyo's local administrative hierarchy.
The local government and residents of Suginami place a high value essentially on the residential ambience of the ward and have done their best to encourage development that will allow Suginami to remain a pleasant place in which to live." (Suginami Ward Office 1989, p.
The Suginami Master Plan is divided on one hand into basic policies for seven main tasks (Bunribetsu Hoshin), and on the other hand, into basic policies for fourteen districts (Zonbetsu Hoshin).
www.linkclub.or.jp /~erisa-25/kosakuin/warehouse/silke01.htm   (6117 words)

  
 Suginami Aikikai SF :: Instructors
Born in Tokyo in 1935, Kato Sensei began Aikido training at the age of nineteen in 1954 at Hombu Dojo, under the instruction of O-Sensei.
The ranks of all Suginami Aikikai SF instructors are registered with Hombu Dojo Aikido world headquarters in Tokyo Japan.
Suginami Aikikai SF is an official branch Dojo of Suginami Aikikai Tokyo.
suginamisf.com /instructors.html   (1230 words)

  
 Suginami, Tokyo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Suginami, Tokyo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Suginami (杉並区; -ku) is a (Click link for more info and facts about special ward) special ward located in (The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan) Tokyo, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
As of 2003, the ward has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 530,307 and a (The amount per unit size) density of 15,588.10 persons per (Click link for more info and facts about km²;) km²;.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/suginami,_tokyo.htm   (114 words)

  
 Suginami Tokyo Asagaya area learning study culture lesson club shop SOHO web site homepage Japan Mac Macintosh
Suginami ward is known as the quiet residential and culture area with several large parks in Tokyo.
It takes 20 minutes from Tokyo station to Asagaya in where the ward office is located by JR cyuou train.
As Suginami ward is a part of Tokyo, it seems to be crowded and surrounded by large buildings.
www.apple.cx /~strad/Esugi.html   (384 words)

  
 International Yoga Center
Tokyo’s Sanctuary for maintaining a healthy body,a beautiful mind and fiery spirit.
Welcome to Tokyo's premier International Yoga Center - a sanctuary for maintaining a healthy body, a beautiful mind and fiery spirit.
Dedicated to offering reliable and accurate instruction on the vast subject of yoga, IYC was established in 1994 and now offers more than 150 classes a week throughout Japan as well as retreats in Japan and abroad, workshops, intensives and events.
www.iyc.jp /en/index.html   (112 words)

  
 Tokyo Hotels - Rates To Go
Providing all the convenient facilities, Grand Palace Hotel Tokyo is an ideal accommodation spot for both leisure and business travellers.
Located in the centre of the transportation network of Tokyo, the hotel enjoys a convenient access to both Haneda and Narita International Airports.
Situated in the Odenma-Cho, Gimmond Hotel Tokyo is just a kilometre from the Shin-Nihonbashi Train Station and 50 kilometres from the airport.
www.ratestogo.com /City/EN/Tokyo   (237 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Suginami became part of Japan's fight against nationalist textbook revisionism when, in 2005, residents petitioned Tokyo's courts to prevent the adoption of a controversial textbook published by Fusosha Publishing Inc which is claimed to attempt to justify Japanese actions during WWII.
Suginami operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Suginami,_Tokyo   (265 words)

  
 ELT News Message Board - Suginami Ward Board of Ed and Textbooks
On August 4th the Suginami Ward Board of Education postponed a vote on whether to approve 2 contentious social studies textbooks because of strong protests from residents.
No, in some circles that excuse for history is called "accurate," which is a part of the reasons why the geopolitical situation in Asia is the way it is.
Unfortunately, in many established democracies they are going in the opposite direction -- they used to take responsibility for governing, but apathy has been setting in over the past twenty or thirty years or so and goverment is getting away with just about whatever they wish.
www.eltnews.com /community/?board=General;action=display;num=1125204508   (505 words)

  
 Tokyo hotels, Tokyo Accommodation and Tokyo Hotels Japan - Hotel.com.au Hotel Reservations
Please see the Tokyo hotel listing to sort hotels by name, quality, price or location or browse the Tokyo hotel categories on the left including Tokyo hotels by brand, quality and location.
The B Roppongi Hotel Tokyo is located just 2 minutes from the Metropolitan Expressway Iikura Ramp, a lively area of restaurants and nightlife.
Situated in the heart of Ginza, one of the most exclusive areas in the world, Nikko Hotel Tokyo is a brief walk from Shinbashi Station, one of Tokyos main subway stops.
www.hotel.com.au /Tokyo-Japan   (1113 words)

  
 Featured Schools - Montage Japan - British Council - Japan
The British Council organised school visit programmes for teachers from Durham, UK and Suginami Ward, Tokyo in January and February 2007.
The objective of this programme is to promote understanding of the British and Japanese education systems and their social and cultural backgrounds through the following activities so that both parties will be able to make the most of the partnership.
Suginami students will send traditional Japanese craftworks as well as photographs of school events including an entrance ceremony, a spring excursion, and a swimming class.
www.britishcouncil.org /montagejapan-featured-school-suginami-durham.htm   (587 words)

  
 ITINERARY FOR TOKYO ANIME TOUR MAR 2004
The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo has everything we need to enjoy our stay while you are on the tour.
The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is located in Shinjuku, the vibrant center of Tokyo.
Shinjuku, the heart of the Tokyo metropolis, a thriving and constantly changing urban center, is set against the lush, green backdrop of the imperial gardens of Shinjuku Gyoen and the forests of the Meiji Shrine.
www.jtbusa.com /enhome/special/mht/animetour/itinerary_for_tokyo_anime_tour_m.htm   (949 words)

  
 JR Chuo Line
Beyond the borders of Tokyo, the Chuo Line leads through Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures, before terminating in Nagoya, almost 400 kilometers west of Tokyo.
Tokyo Dome City and the Koishikawa Korakuen landscape garden are located close to Suidobashi Station.
Tokyo Station is the terminal station of all shinkansen lines.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2372.html   (394 words)

  
 Traditional Crafts (Introduction tou our Traditional Crafts)
The masters of Tokyo cutlery are the progeny of the master swordsmiths of the Edo period, bringing their traditions and techniques to the modern world.
Their diligence is visible in the quality of their work, with many artisans ranked as the highest level of professionals.
The Tokyo shamisen (with the exception of the sounding board) is made entirely by one artisan.
www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/tra/goods08.html   (244 words)

  
 Suginami, Tokyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Suginami, Tokyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 06:37, 8 May 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Suginami, Tokyo contains research on
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Suginami,_Tokyo   (92 words)

  
 Japan's Dirty Secret
eiko Saito wasn't concerned when a plastic-waste compacting plant opened down the street from her house in Suginami, a well-to-do Tokyo suburb.
But he says shutting the plant would cost Suginami more than $18 million a year -- the plant squeezes about 10 truckloads of garbage into one, so closing it would force the ward to shell out for a bigger transport fleet.
What's more, Tokyo didn't set any dioxin safety standards for fish -- a dangerous omission, critics say, in a country where seafood is an important part of the diet.
www.ne.jp /asahi/bluemoon/earth/20000529/20000529_2.html   (3053 words)

  
 Tokyo Life : SIHM Inc Tokyo Real Estate Broker
In the Tokyo metropolitan area there are numerous, excellent, accredited international schools whose curriculum are oriented to international student in paticular.
The Tokyo area has many places of worship that are easily accessible.
Finding an English speaking doctor in Tokyo can be a daunting experience, to help you, SIHM have put together a detailed list of hospitals and clinics with English speaking staff.
www.sihm.co.jp /tokyo_life/schools/schools.html   (91 words)

  
 News March 4th, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Super SR Inductor being manufactured and sold by Tokyo Seiden is to be used in Fuel-cell Batteries as well as secondary batteries to rotate their energy to be carried and stockpiled.
Tokyo Seiden has also developed high efficiency electrical power inverters for stationary micro-gas turbines.
NKK and Tokyo Seiden work together on numerous development projects, ans we hope to expand on this opportunity in a compact car to all transportaion areas including trains etc.
www.tokyo-seiden.co.jp /en/newpage1.htm   (530 words)

  
 Aoba-Japan International School (GD.com Profile)
Approximately 100 children are enrolled in five kindergarten classes at the Meguro Campus, while approximately 450 students are enrolled in kindergarten through grade 9 classes at the Suginami Campus.
At the Meguro Campus, JSL (Japanese as Second Language) classes are conducted for level 2, 3, and 4 students, and Japanese classes are conducted for level 3 and 4 students.
Suginami Campus facilities include a library, computer room, two music rooms, an art room, a cafeteria/general purpose hall and a basketball/volleyball court.
www.globaldaigaku.com /global/en/schoolsearch/detail/7/index.html   (571 words)

  
 3 star Tokyo hotels, Tokyo Accommodation and Tokyo Hotels Japan - Hotel.com.au Hotel Reservations
This property is a kilometre from the JR Asagaya Station and 8 kilometres from the city centre.
Located very close to Tokyo Disney Resorts, this property is at easy reach from the subway station, 3 kilometres from the station and 10 kilometres from the city centre.
Located in Tokyo, the Park Lane Hotel is placed close to the Tokyo Disneyland and is only a 2-minute walk from the Nishikasai Station.
www.hotel.com.au /Tokyo-Japan/3-star-Tokyo-hotels.asp   (1074 words)

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