Tokyo transports you to a world where extensive consumerism and high-end technological innovations set the order of the day. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and is rewarded the status of a ‘global city’ after New York, Paris and London. Situated on the largest island of Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay, the city is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. Politically, it is regarded as a metropolis, not a city, and is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. A popularly elected governor and assembly govern the Tokyo prefecture. It encompasses 23 municipalities, 26 more cities, 5 towns and 8 villages. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most populous metropolitan area, with over 28,000,000 people. The city is dotted with historical splendours along side modernised accommodation complexes. Travellers can roam about from the pomp and grandeur of the posh hotels and restaurants to the tranquillity of Zen temples.
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The history of the city of Tokyo stretches back some 400 years. Originally named Edo, the city started to flourish after Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa Shogunate there in 1603. As the centre of politics and culture in Japan, Edo grew into a huge city with a population of over a million during the eighteenth century. Tokyo became the capital of Japan during the rule of Emperor Meiji. The massive growth rate of the city has awarded it with the reputation as the largest metropolitan economy in the world. Tokyo houses headquarters of some of the world's largest investment banks and insurance companies. The city bed and breakfasts are brimming with business travellers who come from all over the world to Tokyo. It is the hub for Japan's transportation, publishing, and broadcasting industries. The students to the educational institutes and trainees in different companies stay at the hostels or many of them take apartments for rent and stay in a group.
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