Photos of Japan (December 2022)

Images of Tokyo taken in November and December 2022. “Tokyo is the capital and most populous city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area (13,452 square kilometres or 5,194 square miles) is the most populous in the world. Tokyo serves as Japan’s economic centre and is the seat of both the Japanese government […]

Photos of Japan (August 2019)

Images of Tokyo, taken in August 2019. “Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan’s main island, Honshu. “Originally a small fishing village named Edo, the city became a prominent political centre of Japan when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. When Emperor Meiji moved the […]