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Tūkyū (とぅきょぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅ) Tokyo is the seat of the edo shogunate-edo was renamed as a place in Tokyo in July (65438+September, 0868) of the fourth year of Keio.

administrative division

As of 20 16, Tokyo consists of 23 special administrative regions, 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages. The administrative area includes 23 special administrative regions and the narrow land part of Tama (26 cities, 3 towns 1 village), as well as Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (2 towns and 7 villages) distributed in the southern waters of Tokyo Bay.

economy

Tokyo is the economic center of Japan, where major Japanese enterprises are concentrated. Most of them are distributed in Chiyoda District, Central District and Port Area. Tokyo is isomorphic with Yokohama in the south and Chiba in the east, forming the famous Keihama Leaf Industrial Zone in Japan. The main industries are steel, shipbuilding, machine building, chemical industry, electronics, leather, motor, fiber, petroleum, publishing, printing and precision instruments. Tokyo's financial industry and commerce are developed, and domestic and foreign commercial activities are frequent. Ginza, known as "the heart of Tokyo", is the most prosperous business district in this area.

Tokyo metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the world in terms of economy and population. In 2008, the population of Greater Tokyo reached 35.2 million, and the GDP at purchasing power parity was still as high as147.9 billion US dollars. In 20 10, the real GDP calculated at the international exchange rate was as high as10.9 trillion US dollars, nearly twice that of New York metropolitan area and South Korea, and more than four times that of Taiwan Province Province.

Tokyo's comprehensive strength ranks first among Asian cities, and it is regarded as one of the four global cities dominated by the international community alongside London, new york and Paris in developed countries.

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Baidu encyclopedia Tokyo