Tokyo

Tokyo ( Japanese:  [toːkʲoː]  ( listen), officially Tokyo Metropolis was one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo was the capital of Japan, and is still the most populous metropolitan area on Earth.

Description and Climate
Tokyo is on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo has an area of 13,572 km2, and a population of roughly 38.7 million. 41% of the total land area of the prefecture is designated as Natural Parks. Tokyo’s public transportation systems are Earth’s largest in terms of passenger numbers. Tokyo lies in the humid subtropical climate zone   with hot humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. The region's temperature averages are  6.0 °C – 27.5 °C. Rainfall averages nearly 1,530 millimeters, with a wetter summer and a drier winter. Snowfall is sporadic, but does occur almost annually. Tokyo also often sees typhoons each year, though few are strong.

Pre Astro Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture and the city of Tokyo. Tokyo is often referred to and thought of as a city, but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of both a city and a prefecture; a characteristic unique to Tokyo. The Tokyo metropolitan government administers the 23 Wards of Tokyo (each governed as an individual city), which cover the area that was formerly the City of Tokyo before it merged and became the subsequent metropolitan prefecture in 1943.

Modern Tokyo
Although severely damaged in Earth’s WWIII, and by Magnor Superior in 2102, Tokyo has both fully recovered and regained its status as an alpha+ Earth city—Tokyo was ranked first in the "Best overall experience" category of TripAdvisor's most recent Earth City Survey (the city also ranked first in the following categories: "Helpfulness of locals", "Nightlife", "Shopping", "Local public transportation" and "Cleanliness of streets"). Galactic Eaters Magazine has awarded Tokyo by far the most Golden Forks of any city on Earth. It is the Administrative center of Earth’s Federal District of Northeast Asia, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the Imperial Palace. The city hosts 57 of Earth’s Top 500 companies, the highest number of any city on Earth.