Japanese Culture Chapter 1-3 Major Cities
Osaka has a population of
2.7 million
the Tokyo metropolitan area is home to more than how many people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the world
37 million people,
Hokkaido Island in the north, the area was originally inhabited by the indigenous ?
Ainu people
Tokyo used to be called
Edo
Tell a bit about the Tokugawa shogunate
In 1610, Ieyasu Tokugawa built a castle for his son in the area of the current city, Nagoya. The area soon became a prosperous castle town. 16 generations it served as the home of the leading branch of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Yokohama was destroyed twice and was rebuilt. When and why?
In 1923, Yokohama was destroyed by an earthquake and the resulting fires. More than 20,000 died in this disaster, but the city was quickly rebuilt. The city was again destroyed by allied bombs during the Second World War.
The name of Japan's second-largest urban metropolitan area which includes Osaka and Kobe and Kyoto
Keihanshin Industrial Zone
The name of the city which is an important cultural center. It is home to several major universities, an art museum that dates from the Tokugawa period, and the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan
Nagoya
the name of the capital of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major industrial cities
Nagoya
Osaka is formerly known as
Naniwa
The name of the city which is the centre for news media and has several universities?
Osaka
the name of the third largest city and second most important city, an important financial centre
Osaka
The name of Japan's fifth-largest city
Sapporo
the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, a major commercial center on the Sea of Japan
Sapporo
What industry drove Osaka's economy in old times and is now replaced by what?
Textiles and it have been replaced by heavy industry
In 1959, what happend to Nagoya?
The city was badly damaged by the Ise Bay typhoon. Morethan 118,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, and over half a million people wereleft homeless. Nagoya's sister-city, Los Angeles, was among those who offered their help to rebuild the city.
When did Hokkaido begin to grow ?
The region began to grow in the mid-19th century. In 1868, the city of Sapporo was officially established. The city began to develop even further during the early partof the 20th century, but nearly 20% of the city was destroyed in World War II.
The city has played an important historical role. A famous person was born just outside of the city. Who is he?
Tokugawa Ieyasu,the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate
The largest city in Japan and is the country's cultural, economic, and governing heart is
Tokyo
Two cities together forms the world largest urban area. List two cities
Tokyo and Yokohama
The population of Sapporo
With a population of 1.9 million,
The name of Japan's second-largest city with a population of 3.7 million; century a half ago, the city was little more than a small fishing village; it is currently a popular city for expatriates, including Westerners
Yokohama
Population of Nagoya
approximately 2.3 million people
When did Tokyo become the national capital ?
during the Meiji restoration in 1868.
Osaka was destroyed by war in which century?
in the 14th century
When was Osaka founded
in the 5th century
What happend to Osaka during World War II?
nearly a third of the city was leveled during
What does Yokohama boast about its famous eating place ?
one of the largest China Town in the world
Since which century Tokyo has been Japan's political center
since the early 17th century.
Osaka is home to several historical buildings ? and why?
temples and castles, It is because of the city's proximity to Kyoto, Japan's capital during the Heian period (794-1192)
The name of Japan's largest lowland area
the Kanto Plain
What are major industries of Sapporo
tourism, printing, publishing, sawmilling, and the manufacture of foodstuffs, including beer
Sapporo has long been popular for
winter sports, and was selected to host the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first outside Europe or the United States.
