Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the full name of Tokyo, the political, economic and cultural center of Japan, the hub of Japan's land, sea and air transportation, and one of the modern international cities and world-famous tourist cities. Tokyo is the richest city in the world, with a total GDP of over $784.8 billion. The history of Tokyo L In ancient times, Tokyo was a desolate fishing village, and its earliest name was Chiyoda. L 1 192, edo, a Japanese feudal Lord, built a castle here, and Chiyoda developed, but it only changed from a small fishing village to a small fishing town. Until more than 500 years ago, Tokyo was a sparsely populated small fishing town, then called Edo. In l 1457, a military commander named Ota Daoguan built Edo City here. Since then, it has become the commercial center of kanto region. In 1 1603, General Tokugawa Ieyasu won the samurai melee and ordered the establishment of a shogunate in Edo. People from all over Japan gathered here, and Edo City quickly developed into a national political center. L 1868 During the Meiji Restoration, the Tokugawa shogunate was overthrown. In this year, Emperor Meiji moved from Kyoto to Edo, renamed Tokyo, and made its capital in 1869. L 1943, the Japanese government issued a decree to change Tokyo to Tokyo, expanding its jurisdiction. 65438+the second half of the 5th century: Edo City was built. Tokyo was formerly called edo, and its name came from the construction of edo city in 1457. It is said that the construction of Edo City was completed by Kawasaki (present-day Saitama), the master of Musashi, at the behest of the Shogunate in Kyoto and under the supervision of the Minister of Ota Taoist Temple. Ari Oota took a fancy to the Kanto Plain, which has a humid climate but is surrounded by mountains and seas, and built Edo City in today's Imperial House (meaning "Edo" or "Estuary", which originated in the corner where Lany flows into Tokyo Bay and was called "Edo Bay" at that time). After that, history entered the Warring States period, and military commanders from all over the country fought for years. 65438+Early 7th century: In the Tokugawa era, Edo began to celebrate the eighth year (1603). Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed as a foreign general and established a shogunate regime in Edo. After that, the Tokugawa family ruled the country for more than 260 years. Tokugawa Ieyasu won a key victory in the battle of the Imperial Garden, from which the Edo Tokugawa era based on Edo City began, and Edo became a political city. After that, the population of Edo became more and more, and gradually developed into the central city at that time. The political and economic development of Edo City also promoted the prosperity of culture. The formation of civilian culture also marks that the cultural development of Edo City has entered its heyday. /kloc-the second half of the 9th century: Meiji Restoration With the "return of the big government" and the disintegration of the shogunate system after Edo opened the city without bloodshed at the end of Chen Wu War, Japanese society entered the Meiji Restoration period and began to actively absorb and introduce western technology and culture to build its own modern nation-state. During this period, the royal family moved from Kyoto to Edo and changed its name to Edo Tokyo, which became the new capital of Japan. Edo City became the national symbol-the residence of the Emperor, and was renamed Tokyo City, Miyagi City and Imperial House. The National Assembly established under the constitutional monarchy also began to operate in Tokyo. Under the Meiji government's modernization policy, cities (especially buildings) began to appear after westernization; 1872, the first Japanese railway was built between Tokyo and Yokohama, which became a new pioneering work in transportation. Since then, Tokyo has gradually moved towards modernization and international urbanization. After the 20th century, the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and the intensive bombing of American warplanes at the end of World War II destroyed the heart of Tokyo twice, but both of them were quickly rebuilt. In the 1960s, the city entered a period of rapid development. 1964, the Olympic Games was held in Tokyo, which was the first time for an Asian city. In order to welcome the coming of the Olympic Games, besides stadiums and other facilities needed by the Olympic Games, many other major public constructions (such as the Capital Expressway) are also being built at the same time, and the whole city has entered a stage of large-scale construction. Since then, Tokyo has officially become one of the international representative cities. After entering the1990s, with the collapse of the bubble economy, Japan's economy fell into a long-term depression. However, with the large-scale development of the coastal sub-metropolitan center, the further development of the Shinjuku sub-metropolitan center with the transfer of the metropolitan government office, the continuous maintenance of the transportation system, and the implementation of a number of urban renewal and large-scale complex area reconstruction plans, Tokyo's development pace has been continuously advanced. Great Kanto Earthquake 1923 In September, the Great Kanto Earthquake turned Tokyo into ruins. The fire caused by the earthquake leveled the city center. It is reported that more than 6,543,800 people died and their whereabouts were unknown, and 300,000 houses were destroyed. After the earthquake, the urban restoration plan was planned, but only a small part was realized because the project cost exceeded the national budget. Shortly after the Great Kanto Earthquake, the Showa era began in the dark. Even so, the first subway in Japan was opened between Asakusa and Ueno 1927. Around World War II, 1928 held the first national election for members of the House of Representatives. 193 1 year Haneda Tokyo Airport was completed, 194 1 year Tokyo Port opened. By 1935, the number of people living in Tokyo has increased to 6.36 million, which is the same as the population of new york and London. However, the Pacific War that broke out in 194 1 had a great impact on Tokyo. In order to meet the needs of the war, Tokyo's original dual administrative agencies, Tokyo and Tokyo, were cancelled. 1943, prefectures and cities merged to form Tokyo. Therefore, the metropolitan administrative system was established and the chief executive was appointed. At the end of World War II, Tokyo was bombed 102 times, and the most serious air raid was on1March 945 10, which caused huge loss of life and property. 1On August 5, 945, Japan accepted the terms of the Potsdam Proclamation and the war ended. After the bombing, most of Tokyo was in ruins. By June 1945, the population had dropped to 3.49 million, half of that in June 1940. 1947 in may, Japan's new constitution and local autonomy law came into effect, and Masaichiro Yasushi was elected as the first governor of Tokyo under the new system through public voting. In August of the same year, the current 23-district system was implemented. Tokyo, Japan's first-level administrative divisions adopt the prefectural system, in which the only "capital" refers to Tokyo. 1943, the original two first-level administrative regions, Tokyo and Tokyo, were unified into Tokyo, but after the war (1947), the Tokyo system was abolished because of the promulgation of the Local Autonomy Law. Now Tokyo is just a local government that simply integrates the SAR with other cities, towns and villages, but it still uses the original name of Tokyo.