11.04.2008, TOKYO TOUR

After some fun in the theme park, it’s time to really visit some of the famous areas in Tokyo. Tokyo (東京), being the capital of Japan, is the most populated urban area in the world. Located geographically at about the center of the Japanese archipelago and in the southern part of the Kanto area, Tokyo shares borders with Chiba prefecture to the east along the Edogawa River, Yamanashi to the west along a mountain range, Kanagawa in the south along the Tamagawa River, and Saitama in the north. Tokyo is vast: it's best thought of not as a single city, but a constellation of cities that have grown together. However, due to time constraint, we only managed to see Tokyo Tower and the Asakusa Temple. There are still many interesting places in this city, but I guess it has to be left till the next trip.