Electric City - Tokio

Electric City - Tokio

Tokyo was originally known as Edo, which means "estuary".Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the imperial capital in 1868, in line with the East Asian tradition of including the word capital in the name of the capital city. During the early Meiji period, the city was also called "Tōkei", an alternative pronunciation for the same Chinese characters representing "Tokyo". Some surviving official English documents use the spelling "Tokei". However, this pronunciation is now obsolete.

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Tokyo, “Electric City”. August 24, 2009

Tokyo, September 27, 2008.

Lovely Ginza”. December 30, 2007

Tokyo, March 20, 2008.

“Surreal Tokyo”. February 25, 2008.

“Tokyo Tripod”. October 12, 2008.

Tokio, “T-max night”. April 15, 2009.

“Sunset over Tokyo”. December 4, 2007.

“Tokyo… 2:00 AM”. August 2008.

Tokio, “City Night Lights”. April 15, 2009.