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1.
Tokyo has always been the capital of Japan
The capital has historically been many other cities, most notably Kyoto
2.
Mount Fuji is visible from Tokyo
3.
Tokyo is the only city to have hosted the Olympics three times
Tokyo has hosted the Olympics twice; London has hosted the Olympics three times
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Tokyo has the busiest train station in the world
Shinjuku Station sees 3.6 million passengers daily
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Tokyo's population grows by over 2.5 million people per days as commuters arrive from adjacent areas
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Tokyo has the most three-starred Michelin restaurants of any city in the world
Tokyo has 11 restaurants with three Michelin stars, ahead of Paris' 10
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The palace of the Emperor of Japan is in Tokyo
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Tokyo to Beijing is the busiest air route in the world
The world's busiest air routes are largely domestic; Tokyo-Sapporo and Tokyo-Fukuoaka usually rank in the top ten
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More people died in the cumulative bombings of Tokyo than in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
10.
Tokyo prefecture remained under the direct administration of the occupying US military until 1968
The Allied military occupation ended nationwide in 1952
11.
Akira Kurosawa, Yoko Ono and Marie Kondo were all born in Tokyo
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Tokyo recorded over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020
The entire nation of Japan recorded fewer than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020
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The Pacific island of Iwo Jima is governed as part of Tokyo
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Tokyo is further north than Vancouver
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The automotive companies Honda, Mitsubishi and Hyundai are all headquartered in Tokyo
Hyundai is Korean and headquartered in Seoul