Tokyo

Main Characteristics
Tokyo is the worlds fastest growing city with all its up to standard facilities and is the
capital city of Japan. The native language is Japanese although they are trying to in
cooperate English. Some large landmarks are the Tokyo Tower, Hanazono Jinja and
Kaminarimon. Its considered one of the biggest cities in Asia with great buying power,
currency, landmarks and growing community.
Tokyo
Tower
Hanazone
Jinja
Kaminarimon
-Tokyo has great day to day facilities( transport, roads, )
-It has great accommodation especially counting the apartments in the city
-Not as much pollution as other megacities
-Keeping up with technology
-Has the famed bullet train
-Huge food production
Why Tokyo
Population & Size
This graph shows that Tokyo
has been a megacity for a
very long time since 1963.
Their population has always
been high but after the WW2
bombings their population
drastically dropped. But over
the years they have increased
their population.
Population in Numbers
Name Population
Density
(people per
square km)
Setagaya 855,416 14,728
Nerima 702,202 14,581
Ota 674,590 11,345
Edogawa 661,386 13,265
Adachi 629,392 11,831
Suginami 534,981 15,725
Kita 330,646 15,886
Nakano 312,939 20,098
Shinjuku 309,463 16,975
Meguro 267,798 18,218
Toshima 256,009 19,428
Sumida 237,433 16,079
Shibuya 205,512 13,337
Minato 205,196 10,088
Bunkyo 194,933 16,009
Arakawa 194,777 18,262
Taito 168,277 16,139
Chuo 104,997 10,345
Chiyoda 43,802 3,763
Itabashi 529,059 16,446
Koto 436,337 10,963
Katsushika 428,066 12,287
Shinagawa 353,887 15,576
Name Population Density
Information from
http://worldpopulationreview.com
/world-cities/tokyo-population/
These 2 maps show the massive change in
how Tokyo's population is spread out. The
first image shows that most of them lived in
near the coast because of the lack of food
and overall survival reasons. In the second
map it shows that Tokyo's population is more
spread out.
Tokyo have (Japanese Yen) which is the third largest
traded currency and is considered as the worlds
reserve currency after dollars. Tokyo is unlike any other
major city as its range of the poorest to the wealthiest
is quite small. Most people have an average amount
and not many people are extremely poor or extremely
rich.

WEALTH
New agglomeration and "Tokyo problems"
Urban Problems
Tokyos urban problems are
- Pollution
- Sewage problems
- Over populated
- Clean water and food supply in the future
- Non organic or not a lot of trees, natural water flowing.


All these problems will not occur now but in 20-40 years they will start to be a
problem. They are the regular problems of most megacities. There are currently no
solutions to any of these problems.
How Tokyo has changed
Tokyo has changed quite a bit. Its main change is the day to day
buildings, transport and the overall look of Tokyo. Before 2001
Tokyo was not up to date with technology and had large shrines as
memorial areas. Now Tokyo is one of the most advanced cities in
the world and have optimal transport as well.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
http://wealthandlivingmagazine.com/lifestylenews/288-
luxurycityguidetokyo?exp=wealth
http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Tokyo-History.html