japanchapel hill welcome to japan!. welcome to tokyo
Post on 19-Dec-2015
230 views
TRANSCRIPT
Japan Chapel Hill
Welcome to Japan!
Welcome toTokyo
Today’s Schedule
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sight Seeing
Company Visit
Cultural Activity
General Information Sight Seeing Company Visit Cultural Activity
About TokyoArea: 2,187.58 km2 (< Rhode Island)Population: 14,977,580
Special Municipalities (23 wards)
Central Part of Tokyo
General Information Sight Seeing Company Visit Cultural Activity
Railway NetworkPrimary mode of transportation in Tokyo• 13 subway lines• More than 10 private railway companies
Yamanote Line Central Part of Tokyo≒
≒ SpecialMunicipalities
(= Manhattan area)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ikV6l7SNN0o
Shinjyuku
Shibuya
Roppongi Traditional Areas
Marunouchi
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Metropolitan Governmental Building
• Commercial and administrative center• Shinjyuku Station – Main transportation hub
Shinjyuku Skyline
Shinjyuku Station
Krispy Kreme Shinjyuku Isetan
Shinjyuku
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Shibuya 109
Center Gai
Hachi-kouShibuya Station
Shibuya Mark City
• Heart of Japanese pop culture!
Shibuya
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
RoppongiRoppongi Hills
Tokyo Midtown
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Asakusa Sensouji Ginza KabukizaTsukiji Fish Market
Traditional Areas
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
MarunouchiAround the Tokyo station:
Marunouchi area (West)
Yaesu area (East)
Ginza area (South)
Kasumigaseki area (South West)
Nihonbashi area (North)
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Bank of Japan
Central bank of JapanMember of G7
Governor
Masaaki Shirakawa(白川 方明 )
Japanese Bernanke ?
Former Governor
Toshihiko Fukui(福井 俊彦 )
Japanese Greenspan ?
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Sony Corporation
One of world’s largest electronics manufacturers
US subsidiaries: Sony Corporation of America (NY) Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (CA)
Sales (2008): 100 billion dollars# of employees : 180,500
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
One of the biggest banks in Japan20% shareholder of Morgan Stanley
Market Capital (2.4.2009): 57 billion dollars# of employees : 78,302
Cultural ActivityGeneral Information Sight Seeing Company Visit
SumoNational Sport of Japan6 Grand Sumo Tournaments annually• Three in Tokyo (Jan., May and Sep.)• One in Osaka(Mar.), Nagoya(Jul.) and Fukuoka(Nov.)
Tournament runs for 15 daysCurrent Yokozunas (Top ranked Sumo wrestlers)• Hakuho and Asashoryu (both from Mongolia)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE(from National Geographic)