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The history of Tokyo, Japan's capital prefecture and largest city, starts with archeological remains in the area dating back around 5,000 years. Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628. The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
Kiyosi Itô (right) with Seizō Itō in 1937. Seizō is Kiyosi's brother. Seizō later became a mathematician. Itô was born on 7 September 1915 in a farming area located west of Nagoya, Japan, [4] that being the town of Hokusei-cho in Mie Prefecture. [5]
Tokyo has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Over the past decade, 16 buildings rising higher than 200 metres have been completed, of which 6 were completed since 2023. [2] A total of 60 buildings standing at least 150 metres in height have been completed in the prefecture since 2014. [2]
October: Yokohama-Tokyo railroad begins operating. [9] Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication. "Ordinances aimed at the civilizing of the populace are enacted in Tokyo." [7] Imperial Library headquartered in Tokyo. [10] 1873 - Dai-Ichi Bank established. [11] 1874 - Aoyama Gakuin school and Saint Paul's school established. [6] 1877
Tokyo has enacted a measure to cut greenhouse gases. Governor Shintaro Ishihara created Japan's first emissions cap system, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission by a total of 25% by 2020 from the 2000 level. [90] Tokyo is an example of an urban heat island, and the phenomenon is especially serious in its special wards.
It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Institute of Atmospherics of Nagoya University.
Sunshine 60 (サンシャイン60, Sanshain rokujū) is a 60-story, mixed-use skyscraper located in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, adjoining the Sunshine City complex. At the time of its completion in 1978, the 239.7 m (786 ft) building was the tallest in Asia, [1] a title it held until 1985 when it was surpassed by the 63 Building in Seoul.
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region.