Tokyo
Statistics
To
give you an overall view of Tokyo
at a glance, Tokyo-tokyo.com has
compiled a list of statistics for
you. Following are the Tokyo statistics:
Location:
Kanto region, eastern Japan
Total
land area: 6,993
square kilometers
Ratio
of natural park area: 36.29%
Population
(2005): 8,457,000
(city)
12,544,000 (metropolitan
area)
Ethnic
mix: 97.5% Japanese,
2.5% other
Religion:
99% Shinto/Buddhist, 1%
Christian
Elementary
schools (per 100,000 population
6-11 years): 242
(as of 2007)
Junior
high schools (per 100,000 population
12-14 years): 301
(as of 2007)
Senior
high schools (per 100,00 population
15-17 years): 155
(as of 2007)
Colleges
and universities (per 100,000 persons):
104 (as of 2007)
Libraries
(per 1,000,000 persons): 100
(as of 2005)
Movie
theaters (per 1,000,000 persons):
113 (as of 2005)
Public
halls (per 1,000,000 persons):
99 (as of 2005)
Average
January temperature: 6°C
(42°F)
Average
July temperature: 26°C
(78°F)
Average
rainfall: 1,519mm
(60 inches)
Electricity:
100 volts AC, 50/60Hz;
flat two-pin American-style plugs
are standard
Time
zone GMT
+ 9
Dialing
Code 81
Currency:
Yen.
100 Japanese
Yen (¥100) = £0.43; US$0.85;
C$0.98; A$1.04; €0.64
Currency conversion rates as
of April 2007
Symbol:
Ginkgo
leaf
Official
flower: Somei-Yoshino
cherry blossom
Official
bird: Black-headed
gull (Yurikamome)
