Hotels in Tokyo

Hotels in Tokyo

Hotels in Tokyo are often required for accommodation for people who need to stay in the city. Some may need accommodation in the city because they want a vacation, or to study, work, or see entertainment, sports, or culture events in the city. Some may want to go to a luxury or cheap hotel.Some may want a large or small hotel in the city.

Tokyo is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu-.

The mainland portion of Tokyo lies northwest of Tokyo Bay and measures about 90 km east to west and 25 km north to south. Chiba Prefecture borders it to the east, Yamanashi to the west, Kanagawa to the south, and Saitama to the north. Mainland Tokyo is further subdivided into the special wards (occupying the eastern half) and the Tama area stretching westwards.

The special wards of Tokyo are as follows ; Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyo-, Chiyoda, Chu-o-, Edogawa, Itabashi, Katsushika, Kita, Ko-to-, Meguro , Minato, Nakano, Nerima, O-ta, Setagaya, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, Suginami, Sumida, Taito-, Toshima

Districts, towns and villages

The far west is occupied by the district (gun) of Nishitama. Much of this area is mountainous and unsuitable for urbanization. The highest mountain in Tokyo, Mount Kumotori; other mountains in Tokyo include Takasu, Odake, and Mitake. Lake Okutama, on the Tama River near Yamanashi Prefecture, is Tokyo's largest lake. Hinode, Mizuho, Okutama, Hinohara

Cities

Cities lie within the western part of Tokyo include ; Akiruno, Akishima, Cho-fu, Fuchu-, Fussa, Hachio-ji, Hamura, Higashikurume, Higashimurayama, Higashiyamato, Hino, Inagi, Kiyose, Kodaira, Koganei, Kokubunji, Komae, Kunitachi, Machida, Mitaka, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Nishito-kyo-, O-me, Tachikawa, Tama

Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace. Tokyo Imperial Palace is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda, Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings such as the main palace and the private residences of the imperial family. The total area including the gardens is roughly the size of Central Park, and has an area of 3.41 square kilometers. During the height of the 1980s Japanese property bubble, the palace grounds were purportedly valued by some as more than the value of all the real estate in the state of California. After the capitulation of the Shogunate and the Meiji Restoration, the inhabitants including the Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu had to vacate the premises of Edo Castle and the emperor and his court moved in from Kyoto Imperial Palace. The Edo castle compound was renamed Tokyo Castle in October, 1868, and then renamed Imperial Castle in 1869. In the second year of Meiji, on the 23rd day of the 10th month (1868), the emperor went to Tokyo; and Edo castle became an Imperial palace.

Tokyo has many universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools. Many of Japan's most prestigious universities are in Tokyo, including University of Tokyo. Some of the biggest national universities located in Tokyo are: Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, University of Tokyo.

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