[:ja]記念すべき1000号は、ジェシカ・メイヤー宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した日本の首都、東京です。新型コロナウイルスの感染が拡大しており、昨日緊急事態宣言が発令されました。

Credit: Jessica Meir, NASA

江戸幕府の所在地であった江戸が1868年に「東京」に名称変更され、1869年に、日本の国の政治の中枢機能が移転され、京都に都としての位置付けを残したまま、「東京」に奠都されました。太平洋戦争直後時点では東京23区の人口は280万人まで減っていたとされますが、戦後には東京は目覚ましい復興を遂げ、人口は増え続け、2019年時点で、東京都で約1300万人まで、「首都圏」(東京圏)では3700万人まで増えました。その後も拡大を続けた東京は、ついには神奈川県(横浜市)や千葉県(千葉市)、埼玉県(さいたま市)など隣接自治体(県庁所在地)との間の切れ目もほぼ消失し、周辺の都市と融合することで一種の巨大な都市圏を形成し、世界1位の人口とGDPを擁する世界最大のメガシティの中核的な部分ともなっています。

地上の様子はこちらです。

Credit: gotokyo.org

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[Earthview Wonders] No.1000: Tokyo, Japan🇯🇵

A milestone 1000th post is Tokyo, the capital of Japan captured by astronaut Jessica Meir on board ISS. Yesterday, the government declared a state of emergency over the spread of coronavirus.

Credit: Jessica Meir, NASA

Tokyo has served as the Japanese capital since 1869, its urban area housing the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is considered to be one of the world’s most important and powerful global cities. The latest estimate in 2019 shows the growing population of Tokyo with 13.9 million people, with the special wards 9.6 million, the Tama area 4.2 million, and the Islands 25,147. The prefecture is part of the world’s most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 40 million people and the world’s largest urban agglomeration economy.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: gotokyo.org

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See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1000: Tokyo, Japan🇯🇵

A milestone 1000th post is Tokyo, the capital of Japan captured by astronaut Jessica Meir on board ISS. Yesterday, the government declared a state of emergency over the spread of coronavirus.

Credit: Jessica Meir, NASA

Tokyo has served as the Japanese capital since 1869, its urban area housing the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is considered to be one of the world’s most important and powerful global cities. The latest estimate in 2019 shows the growing population of Tokyo with 13.9 million people, with the special wards 9.6 million, the Tama area 4.2 million, and the Islands 25,147. The prefecture is part of the world’s most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 40 million people and the world’s largest urban agglomeration economy.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: gotokyo.org

Reference: ‘s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]