Tokyo (prefecture)

Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to) covers the city of Tokyo, a bulk of the plain of Kanto and a chain of islands extending thousands of kilometers south.

Cities

Tokyo prefecture

• 🌍 Tokyo - the capital city and its 23 special wards

The following are all suburban cities outside the city core, which are collectively known as the Tama Region (多摩地方 Tama-chihō) in Japanese.

• 🌍 Chofu — home to Jindaiji Temple and the Jindai Botanical Gardens
• 🌍 Fuchu — Many shrines, temples, historical sites, and relics. Ōkunitama shrine, Tama. river, Mt. Sengen, Tokyo horse race course, Suntory Brewery's Musashino plant, Wholesale market, Fuchu city museum park.
• 🌍 Hachioji — offering Mt. Takao, one of best little escapes from Tokyo
• 🌍 Inagi
• 🌍 Kodaira
• 🌍 Koganei — Koganei Park, Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
• 🌍 Komae
• 🌍 Kunitachi
• 🌍 Machida — a bustling youthful shopping town
• 🌍 Mitaka — home of famed animator Hayao Miyazaki's "Mitaka Ghibli Forest Museum"
• 🌍 Musashino — including Kichijoji, an arty suburb known for the cherry blossoms of Inokashira Park
• 🌍 Nishitokyo
• 🌍 Kokubunji
• 🌍 Ome
• 🌍 Okutama — a picturesque mountain town at the western end of the prefecture
• 🌍 Tachikawa
• 🌍 Tama — the self-proclaimed "Home of Hello Kitty" and her theme park, Sanrio Puroland

Islands

Izu Islands,Ogasawara Islands

Tokyo prefecture also includes a large number of small islands, some over 1,000 km from the mainland.

• Izu Islands - a quick getaway from Tokyo, featuring volcanic hot springs and wild dolphins
• Ogasawara Islands - if you really want to get away from it all (and have time to spare)

Get in

Tama region

• JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku or Tokyo to most places in the Tama region including: Kichijoji, Kokubunji, Tachikawa, Hachioji, and Okutama.
• Private Keio line to Southern Tama region to: Chofu, Fuchu, Tama zoo park, Hachioji, and Mt.Takao.

Islands

By plane

• All Nippon Airways (ANA). Daily flights from Haneda Airport to Oshima (35 min ¥13,170), Miyakejima (45 min ¥13,170) and Hachijojima (50 min ¥19,870). (updated Jan 2016)
• New Central AirService. Three flights a day from Chofu Airport to Oshima (35 min ¥9500) , Kozushima (45 min ¥15,870), four flights a day to Niijima (40 min ¥13,700). To get Chofu Airport, take the Keio line Local Service from Shinjuku to Nishi-Chofu. (updated Jan 2016)

By Boat

• Tokai Kisen. 

Tokyo - Yokohama - Oshima - Toshima - Niijima - Shikinejima - Kozushima

Tokyo - Yokohama - Miyakejima - Mikurashima - Hachijojima

Atami - Oshima - Toshima - Niijima - Shikinejima - Kozushima

• Ogasawara Kaiun. 

Tokyo - Chichijima(Ogasawara islands)

Get around

See

Streets of Hachijojima

Do

Eat

The Michelin Guide gave more stars to Tokyo dining establishments than any other city in Japan.

Drink

Sleep

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