Wednesday’s Ward – Let’s Explore the 23 Wards of Tokyo
When I first started writing The Tokyo Traveler in March of this year I shared a little bit about Tokyo and told you that the city includes 23 special wards (ku in Japanese), 26 cities (shi), 5 towns (cho) and 8 villages (son) along with some other interesting facts. The 23 special wards covers an area of about 621 square kilometers and are home to seventy percent of city’s over twelve million residents. Many of the cities landmark tourist destinations are located in this area and it is also the cultural, commercial and business center of the city.
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