Tokyo in real time -overview web camera

Tokyo,Japansome of the most amazing cities on the planet. Although to tell the city about it, because it is not a city. To be precise it is the merger of small and individual cities, and several smaller Islands. When talking about Tokyo we have a view of its 23 districts, which make up its integrated urban system. In each of these areas has its own city status, even has its own mayor, but with all the functionality equal to Tokyo. Earlier on the big city, developed a small town called Edo. It was the first fortified town in the twelfth century, built by the warrior Edo. In 1590, the city was captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu marked the beginning of the Tokugawa clan of shoguns. In 1615 his army got victory after destroying the Toyotomi clan, ensuring their 250 year rule. By the XVIII century the town grew considerably and became one of the largest cities in the world. In 1868, an end was put to the clan of the shoguns, came to power, Emperor Mutsuhito, who appointed the capital of Edo and renamed the city Tokyo. Already in the XIX century, the city's booming industry and, later, Railways and shipbuilding. In 1923, the city experienced a strong earthquake that resulted in killing 90 thousand people. Half the city was severely damaged, the reconstruction plan of the city, though, and was very expensive, however, Tokyo began to recover. Tokyo webcam online