Where is Tokyo? Why
was it built where it is?Tokyo by Ayumi
Where is Tokyo? Why
was it built where it is?
Tokyo is on the northwest end of Tokyo Bay
on the Kanto plain, Japan's largest lowland. On one side (NE) is
the Edo river and on the other side is the Tama river. Edo was
the first name of the city after the Edo family. In 1457 a
warrior named Ota Dokan built a stone fort on a hill. The stone
fort protected people from enemies and there was also a harbor
for ships. Takugawa Ieyasu made it a city.
These pages prepared by second grade students - 2002