Greater Tokyo Area

The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being Capital Region (首都圏, Shuto-ken).
The Greater Tokyo Area is where the Tokyo Metropolis is located. It also serves as the capital headquarters of the Novayan Expeditionary Force as well as the location of various other organizations: 346 Production and other idol agencies, the Future Gadget Laboratory, the five theatre schools (Seisho Music Academy, Rinmeikan Girls School, Frontier School of Arts, Siegfeld Institute of Music, and Seiran General Arts Institute), and several others. As of the Shinomiya affairs its capital city, the Tokyo Metropolis, serves as the capital of the recently-christened Commonwealth of Japan.
==List of factions==
*Various idol agencies
**346 Production: A large and well-established talent agency. Its headquarters/main office is located somewhere in the Tokyo Metropolis; its main office also serves as the headquarters of the NEF's Command Staff and its Support Staff. 346 Production is home to a large number of idols and among them is Kaede Takagaki, with whom Grand Marshal Borealis Norsoutha III is in a relationship. It also house a number of staff including the Producer, the Trainers, Imanashi, and Executive Director Mishiro.
*Future Gadget Laboratory: Located in Akihabara, the Future Gadget Laboratory is a pseudo-organization whose main objective is to develop "Future Gadgets" that would plunge the world in chaos, but it is in actuality a gathering place for Okabe Rintarou, known by his pseudonym the mad scientist Hououin Kyouma, and his group of friends. It is responsible for developing a time machine through the PhoneWave and, both through it and as a result, achieved the Steins;Gate world-line after a series of events. Its use of the D-Mail and the PhoneWave enraged the Novayan citizens and the NSC government sought to shut it down, but after the One Sith War the NSC backed off and allowed Okabe and his friends to do their own thing so long as they don't use them for nefarious purposes.
*Novayan Stellar Commonwealth
**Novayan Expeditionary Force: The Novayan Expeditionary Force is headquartered at 346 Production's main office. Several NSC military units were also posted throughout the area. Among the military units present were elements of the 1st Guards Panzergrenadier Division, 2nd Armored Division, 3rd Panzergrenadier Division, 5th Marine Division (composed of the 13th and 17th Marine Expeditionary Brigades, and the 32nd and 33rd Marine Command Regiments), 10th Airborne Division, 11th Airborne Division, 12th Infantry Division, 13th Infantry Division, 33rd Guards Grenadier Division, and Kampfgruppe Lehr Division. Other military units included elements of the Executioners (tasked with daytime patrols) and the Cemeterial Guards (tasked with nighttime patrols) as well as the Grand Marshal's Black Guard (reinforced by various Executioners and Cemeterial Guardsmen).
*Various theater schools
**Seisho Music Academy
**Rinmeikan Girls School
**Frontier School of Arts
**Siegfeld Institute of Music
**Seiran General Arts Institute
*Special Sword Administration Bureau
==List of locations==
*346 Production main office: Headquarters and main office of 346 Production and the headquarters of the Military Staff Committee of the Grand Marshal. The MSCGM meets regularly at the conference boardroom while Grand Marshal Borealis III's office is located at the hangout room, which is renovated to be larger in order to accommodate two additional rooms, one for the Grand Marshal's office and the other for communications and news. A large number of soldiers - composed of the Grand Marshal's Black Guard, members of the Principal Elite Guard, and members of the NSC Armed Forces, Cult of the Loop, and the Black Guard - were present within and around the main office as security guards, thereby augmenting the already preexisting local security guards there. Other parts of the main office included a idol-manned cafe, the Producer's office, Executive Director Mishiro's office, and the practice areas.
*Various idol agency main offices
*Tokyo Imperial Palace: The ceremonial seat of power of the Japanese Imperial Family and the main residence of the Emperor of Japan.
*Various theater schools
**Seisho Music Academy
**Rinmeikan Girls School
**Frontier School of Arts
**Siegfeld Institute of Music
**Seiran General Arts Institute
*Special Sword Administration Bureau: A Japanese government office affiliated with the National Police Agency, it serves to oversee and regulate Toji activities.
*Origami Family Estate: The residence of the Origami family.
*Future Gadget Laboratory: Located on the second floor of a building and rented by Okabe Rintarou, it is where the members of the Future Gadget Laboratory meets up.
*Rhodes Island Japanese branch office: This branch office belongs to Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals Inc.