4. TOKYO

It is the most famous place in Japan. It became Japan’s capital right after Tokugawa-era begun. Tokyo is a prefecture name not a city name. “Tokyo prefecture” contains 23 small cities, 26 cities and some towns & villages. The small cities make up the center of Tokyo like New York City for New York State. The population is over 10 million, about 10% of Japanese people, living in the 1400 sq. mile. You can guess how crowed Tokyo is.