Thanks for joining me as we "Explore our World" on Google Earth Maps. In this episode, we tour Tokyo, Japan.

Wikipedia Facts:
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023. The Tokyo metropolitan area, which includes Tokyo and nearby prefectures is the world's most-populous metropolitan area with 40.8 million residents as of 2023. It is the second-largest metropolitan economy in the world after New York with a 2022 gross metropolitan product estimated at $2 trillion dollars.

Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central 23 special wards (which formerly made up Tokyo City), various commuter towns and suburbs in its western area and two outlying island chains known as the Tokyo Islands. Despite most of the world knowing Tokyo as a city, since 1943 its governing structure has been more akin to a prefecture, with an accompanying Governor and Assembly taking precedence over the smaller municipal governments which make up the metropolis.

Prior to the 17th century, Tokyo was predominantly a fishing village and was named Edo. In 1603 however, the city ascended to political prominence after being named the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo emerged as one of the world's most-populous cities with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, and the city was renamed Tokyo.

In 1923, Tokyo was damaged substantially by the Great Kantō earthquake and the city was later badly damaged by allied bombing raids during World War II in retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Beginning in the mid-20th century Tokyo underwent rapid reconstruction and expansion that contributed to the era's so-called Japanese economic miracle, which Japan's economy propelled to the second-largest in the world behind that of the United States.

This video was created using the Google Earth Pro Google Earth Studio and Google Earth Mobile App Maps featuring Wikipedia facts and Voice Reader by LSD Software. Artwork was created using either MidJourney, Adobe Firefly or DeepAI. Original music created using Sony Acid Pro and Adobe Audition software.

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