On which Island is the Japanese Capital Tokyo to be found?
Tokyo Tokyo , officially , one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. , the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city as his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after
Tokyo Is Dreaming Tokyo Is Dreaming Tokyo is Dreaming is a 2008 documentary film by Peter I. Chang which depicts life in the Japanese capital and is accompanied by a score from Calexico's John Convertino. As a non-narrative portrait of the bustling metropolis, the documentary is a modern-day take on the City Symphonies that flourished in early 20th Century cinema with films such as "Man with a Movie Camera". In a review of the film for the U.K.'s "Empire", critic David Parkinson noted, "As a street performer juggling knives is escorted out of a park by a combination of keepers and the police,