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TOKYO CITY TOUR, JAPAN | ROUNDS TUBE

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Tokyo (Japanese: 東京), is the capital and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Prefectures of Japan (都道府県, todōfuken) are one of the basic local entities of Japan. ... Prefectures are the governmental bodies of Japan which are larger than cities, towns, and villages. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.393 million residents as of 2020. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became a prominent political center in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population numbering more than one million. Following the end of the shogunate in 1868, the imper