Tokyo ("Eastern Capital") , is one of the 47prefectures of Japan. It is located in the Kant? region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islandsand Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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A postcard from Tokyo (Akiko)
Date of dispatch : 2011-08-28
Country: Japan
In my mailbox on September 3rd, 2011