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{{City
|picture =Tokyo 2.jpg
|picture2 =
|map =
|country =Japan
|state =
|region =Kanto
|island =Honshu
|settled =
|charter =
|population =33,200,000
|area =2700 sq mi
|density =12,300
|mayor =
|governor =Shintarō Ishihara
|demonym =Tokyoite
}}
'''Tokyo''' (東京, “eastern capital”), the capital of [[Japan]], is the economic, political, educational and cultural center of Japan, and is situated on the eastern coast of the main island of [[Honshu]]. Prior to becoming the capital in 1868, the city was named Edo (江戸, meaning "estuary") and served as the power-base for the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] between 1603 and 1868.
'''Tokyo''' (東京, “eastern capital”), the capital of [[Japan]], is the economic, political, educational and cultural center of Japan, and is situated on the eastern coast of the main island of [[Honshu]]. Prior to becoming the capital in 1868, the city was named Edo (江戸, meaning "estuary") and served as the power-base for the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] between 1603 and 1868.
[[Image:Tokyo.jpg|thumb|430px]]
[[Image:Tokyo.jpg|thumb|430px]]
==Parks==
==Parks==
Urban parks became an increasingly common feature of European and American cities in the 19th century and elicited the interest of visiting Japanese leaders. The concept of the urban public park was introduced to Japan by the country's new Meiji oligarchs within the context of the radical reshaping of Tokyo. Representative are two sites. The first is a hill in the north of the city with long-standing associations with the Tokugawa shogunate; the second is a parade ground next to the site of the castle-palace. The hill became a park in name but in practice remained a site for public celebration, while the parade ground was transformed with considerable difficulty and over many years into a consciously fashioned recreational space. The two show the contrasts and hesitations that surrounded changing understandings of the role of the capital city and its shifting symbolic landscapes, as well as the gradual process of domestication of the concept of a public park.<ref> Paul Waley, "Parks and Landmarks: Planning the Eastern Capital along Western Lines." ''Journal of Historical Geography'' 2005 31(1): 1-16. Issn: 0305-7488 </ref>
Urban parks became an increasingly common feature of European and American cities in the 19th century and elicited the interest of visiting Japanese leaders. The concept of the urban public park was introduced to Japan by the country's new Meiji oligarchs within the context of the radical reshaping of Tokyo. Representative are two sites. The first is a hill in the north of the city with long-standing associations with the Tokugawa shogunate; the second is a parade ground next to the site of the castle-palace. The hill became a park in name but in practice remained a site for public celebration, while the parade ground was transformed with considerable difficulty and over many years into a consciously fashioned recreational space. The two show the contrasts and hesitations that surrounded changing understandings of the role of the capital city and its shifting symbolic landscapes, as well as the gradual process of domestication of the concept of a public park.<ref> Paul Waley, "Parks and Landmarks: Planning the Eastern Capital along Western Lines." ''Journal of Historical Geography'' 2005 31(1): 1-16. Issn: 0305-7488 </ref>