Tokyo

**Tokyo** (東京, *Tōkyō*,, officially **Tokyo Metropolis** (東京都, *Tōkyō-to*), is the capital of Japan. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.

Tokyo is ranked among the most technological cities back on Earth.

## Overview

Originally a small fishing village named Edo, the city became a prominent political center under *shōgun* Tokugawa Ieyasu, who made Edo Castle his military headquarters in 1603. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the largest cities on Earth at that time, with a population of more than one million. Following the end of the shogunate in 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to the city, which was renamed Tokyo (literally "eastern capital"). Today, Tokyo is one, if not, the biggest and the most modern city in the New World, making the other cities insignificant, even the capital of the Holy Mirishial Empire, Runepolis.

## Chronology

The city is visited by many delegates from many different countries in the New World and all of them are shocked with the city's far superior infrastructure and technology compared to other capitals in all countries in the New World.

### First Contact

This is where the location (particularly in the National Diet Building in Chiyoda) of the signing of several bilateral agreements between Japan and Qua-Toyne Principality, particularly the trade agreements and the ODA agreements in infrastructure development.

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

When Remille was arrested for her crime, her sightseeing of Tokyo made her realized that the capital city of Esthirant of the Parpaldia Empire looked like a rundown countryside compared to Tokyo. The delegation of the Holy Mirishial Empire admitted that Runepolis was insignificant compared to Tokyo.

### New World War Arc

During the Great Naval Battle of Japan, Tokyo becomes the primary target of the Gra Valkas Empire's Great Fleet with the intention to burn Tokyo to ashes. Following the response, Prime Minister Yomoya dispatched the JSDF to prevent this from happening.

## Layout and Features

### Layout

#### Special Wards

The special wards (特別区, *tokubetsu-ku*) of Tokyo comprise the area formerly incorporated as Tokyo City. The special wards use the word "city" in their official English name (e.g. Chiyoda City). The wards differ from other cities in having a unique administrative relationship with the prefectural government. Certain municipal functions, such as waterworks, sewerage, and fire-fighting, are handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. To pay for the added administrative costs, the prefecture collects municipal taxes, which would usually be levied by the city. The "three central wards" of Tokyo – Chiyoda, Chūō and Minato – are the business core of the city, with a daytime population more than seven times higher than their nighttime population. Chiyoda Ward is unique in that it is in the very heart of the former Tokyo City, yet is one of the least populated wards. It is occupied by many major Japanese companies and is also the seat of the national government, and the Japanese emperor. It is often called the "political center" of the country. Akihabara, known for being an otaku cultural center and a shopping district for computer goods, is also in Chiyoda.

* Chiyoda
* Chūō
* Minato
* Shinjuku
* Bunkyō
* Taitō
* Sumida
* Kōtō
* Shinagawa
* Meguro
* Ōta
* Setagaya
* Shibuya
* Nakano
* Suginami
* Toshima
* Kita
* Arakawa
* Itabashi
* Nerima
* Adachi
* Katsushika
* Edogawa

#### Tokyo Metropolis

To the west of the special wards, Tokyo Metropolis consists of cities, towns, and villages that enjoy the same legal status as those elsewhere in Japan. While serving as "bed towns" for those working in central Tokyo, some of them also have a local commercial and industrial base, such as Tachikawa. Collectively, these are often known as the Tama area or Western Tokyo. The far west of the Tama area is occupied by the district (*gun*) of Nishi-Tama. Much of this area is mountainous and unsuitable for urbanization. The highest mountain in Tokyo, Mount Kumotori, is 2,017 m (6,617 ft) high; other mountains in Tokyo include Takanosu (1,737 m (5,699 ft)), Odake (1,266 m (4,154 ft)), and Mitake (929 m (3,048 ft)). Lake Okutama, on the Tama River near Yamanashi Prefecture, is Tokyo's largest lake. The district is composed of three towns (Hinode, Mizuho and Okutama) and one village (Hinohara). The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has designated Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Machida, Ōme and Tama New Town as regional centers of the Tama area, as part of its plans to relocate urban functions away from central Tokyo.

#### Outlying Islands

Tokyo has numerous outlying islands, which extend as far as 1,850 km (1,150 mi) from central Tokyo. Because of the islands' distance from the administrative headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Shinjuku, local subprefectural branch offices administer them. The Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands and form part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The islands in order from closest to Tokyo are Izu Ōshima, Toshima, Nii-jima, Shikine-jima, Kōzu-shima, Miyake-jima, Mikurajima, Hachijō-jima, and Aogashima. The Izu Islands are grouped into three subprefectures. Izu Ōshima and Hachijojima are towns. The remaining islands are six villages, with Niijima and Shikinejima forming one village. The Ogasawara Islands include, from north to south, Chichi-jima, Nishinoshima, Haha-jima, Kita Iwo Jima, Iwo Jima, and Minami Iwo Jima. Ogasawara also administers two tiny outlying islands: Minami Torishima, the easternmost point in Japan and at 1,850 km (1,150 mi) the most distant island from central Tokyo, and Okinotorishima, the southernmost point in Japan. Japan's claim on an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding Okinotorishima is contested by China and South Korea as they regard Okinotorishima as uninhabitable rocks which have no EEZ. The Iwo chain and the outlying islands have no permanent population, but hosts Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel. Local populations are only found on Chichi-Jima and Haha-Jima. The islands form both Ogasawara Subprefecture and the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo.

### Features

* Akihabara
* Ginza
* Tokyo Skytree
* Tokyo Tower
* Odaiba
* Imperial Villa
* Kasumigaseki
* Tokyo University
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
* National Diet Building

## Trivia

* It is mentioned that some of the foreign companies in Tokyo became bankrupt due to lost contact from their home country. Although the economy slide down drastically due to the transfer, the price of land and lease are still high and causes some of the countries in the New World having a hard time on establishing their embassies.