Tokyo
eBook - ePub

Tokyo

Geography, History, and Culture

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Tokyo

Geography, History, and Culture

About this book

This indispensable one-volume narrative examines the history, culture, environment, economy, politics, future, and more of the city of Tokyo, Japan's political and cultural capital.

Tokyo has endured and moved beyond horrible disasters in the 20th century, first an earthquake in 1923 and later the events that unfolded during World War II, to grow into one of the most populated cities in the world. This volume examines Tokyo's history, politics, culture, and more.

Narrative chapters cover a wide breadth of topics, including Tokyo's location and geography, peoples, history, politics, economy, environmental issues and sustainability initiatives, local crime and violence, security issues, natural hazards and emergency management, culture and lifestyle, pop culture, and the future. Inset boxes entitled "Life in the City" include interviews with those who have lived in Tokyo as well as those who have traveled to the city, allowing readers to get a better idea of what daily life is like in this global megacity. A chronology, sidebars, and bibliography complete the text. The perfect one-stop resource for high school and undergraduate students, this volume is also suited to general readers interested in learning more about Tokyo and its role as a global city.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781440864940
eBook ISBN
9798216156291
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Series Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chronology
  8. Chapter 1: Location
  9. Chapter 2: People
  10. Chapter 3: History
  11. Chapter 4: Politics
  12. Chapter 5: Economy
  13. Chapter 6: Environment and Sustainability
  14. Chapter 7: Local Crime and Violence
  15. Chapter 8: Security Issues
  16. Chapter 9: Natural Hazards and Emergency Management
  17. Chapter 10: Culture and Lifestyle
  18. Chapter 11: Tokyo in Pop Culture
  19. Chapter 12: The Future
  20. Glossary
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About the Author