TOKYO, JAPAN

BASIC FACTS

• Population of 13,185,502
• Tokyo means "Eastern Capital" in Japanese
• Most populated metropolitan area in the world

Tokyo is known as a city, but it is officially known as and governed as a metropolitan prefecture, made up of 23 wards that are individually governed as cities.

ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS

• Anime was created in Japan
• Bubblegum rock is most popular here
• Cosplay is a very popular activity

INTERNTIONAL AIRPORTS

• Haneda Airport
• Narita International Airport

KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SERVICES

• University of Tokyo
• @Tokyo Data Center

INTERACTION WITH OTHER WORLD CITIES

• Tokyo has a partnership agreement with London
• Twinning cities with New York, Paris, Rome, Paris, Cairo, etc.
• Member of the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
• A founding member of Asian Network of Major Cities

INTEGRATION WITH THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

• The urban area has a GDP of $1.91 trillion (US currency)
• Described as one of three "command centers"
• Houses headquarters of several companies