Are Tokyo and Kyoto the same place?

Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan are not the same place. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is a huge city with a population of 65,438+02 million. Kyoto is located in the west of Tokyo. After the capital moved to Tokyo, the emperor ascended the throne, and the state ceremony was still held in the Chenziting Hall of Kyoto, so it was also called "Xijing".

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I. Tokyo

Togtoh (とぅきょぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅぅ)

In a narrow sense, it refers to Tokyo, or Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo metropolitan area), and it can also refer to the "metropolitan area" (Tokyo metropolitan area) formed by connecting Tokyo and its surrounding satellite metropolitan areas. Tokyo is the seat of the edo shogunate-edo was renamed as a place in Tokyo in July (65438+September, 0868) of the fourth year of Keio.

On March 28th, Meiji 2nd, the Japanese capital (みやこ) moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. Since the Tokugawa shogunate era, it has become one of the major cities in Japan. After changing its name to Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration, it developed into a hub of Japan's politics, economy, culture, transportation and many other fields.

After the continuous development after World War II, Tokyo has not only become an important town of world commerce, finance, popular culture and fashion, but also one of the cities with the highest level of economic development and wealth in the world.

Second, Kyoto

Kyoto, located in the south of Kyoto Prefecture in Feng Jingen, is an inland city, located in the northern half of Kyoto Basin (mountain city) and the eastern mountainous area of Danbo Plateau, with a total area of 827.90km2, accounting for 17.9% of the total area of Kyoto Prefecture. It is the city with the largest land area among the counties and cities in Kyoto Prefecture. ?

Kyoto is the seat of Kyoto Prefecture, which is one of the cities designated by law and the eighth most populous city in Japan. Kyoto Metropolitan Area, together with southern Kyoto Prefecture, western Shiga Prefecture and parts of Osaka Prefecture, has a population of about 2.56 million. Kyoto is also a part of "Kyoto-Hanshin Metropolitan Area".

In 794, Emperor Kanmu moved its capital safely, and Kyoto remained the capital of Japan until 1868, when Tokyo made its capital. The long-term historical accumulation makes Kyoto rich in historical relics and is one of the important towns of Japanese traditional culture.

1994, some historical buildings in Kyoto were listed as world cultural heritage in the name of "cultural wealth of ancient capital Kyoto". Kyoto is also an important industrial city in Japan, in which traditional industries and electronic industries are the most important.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia Tokyo

Baidu encyclopedia Kyoto