Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-09-02 | Page 4 | Tokio One of World's Big Cities

TOKIO ONE OF WORLDS WORLD'S BIG CITIES T HOKIO TOKIO OHIO of ot Japan with with a 0 densely populated area ot of o 40 square mica la tI one ot of tho the worlds world's largest cities Conditions In It approximate more nearly both the crowded conditions of ot occidental cities and their architectural architectural de- de de than any of ot Japans Japan's cIties Until the llie restoration tho the city wa was called Yedo and It became the tho of ot Japan only In comp comparatively comparatively recent years yeara the tho old capital being Kioto miles distant It Itis Itla is III perhaps the city of ot Japan best known to visitors from the occidental occidental occidental tal countries Is one ot of the principal principal principal pal railway centers of ot the tho empire and around It Are arc numerous sub sub- aub UI ulbe bs and pleasure gardens cardens The celebrations ot of tho the picturesque chrysanthemum shows for tor which Japan Js la noted are unusually bril- bril brilliant bril brilliant In Tokio CITY OF or TEMPLES Great numbers ot of o temples un- un Imperial Im Imperial penal palace buildings imposing business structures alter after the west west- western western em ern model modern railway build build- buildIngs buildings buildings ings and Industrial plants Alon along most modern lines are located In Inthe inthe Inthe the city On a hill hilt west of ot the tho city Is the castle castlo ot of Tokio scene ot of o the an- an ancient an ancient cleat Shoguns Shogun's palace and several public offices ot of o the tho old Japan n About It the old Dalmos planta plant plantations plantations originally stood but this area some years ago was given ove oveL virtually entirely to public offices barracks government schools and similar structures all att of ot stone atone 01 brick Tokio Is well situated on undu undu- undulating undulating undulating lating ground on the shore of ot the Bay of ot Tokio and Is divided Into two parts by the river emptying Into the bay It Is dt- dt sided into 16 IE wards and Its sub sub- suburbs suburbs sub suburbs Into six divisions The Iho dit- dit dif different ferent terent Industries and occupations are to a degree segregated to par par- particular particular par particular districts The principal thoroughfare Is the Ginza a wide paved brick-paved street with trees on either cither side FIRES FInES NUMEROUS The Tho density of ot building and the th light wood and bamboo construe construe- construction construction tion of most of ot the dwelling houses have made Tokio subject to a 0 a number of ot disastrous fires 1 Each of ot these has haa been seized upon as an nn opportunity of ot widening streets and making other Improve improve- Improvements ments meats Of Ot districts In which the flames are aro reported making headway v Kanda Ianda la is a ward of ot the city prop prop- proper proper er or northeast of ot the tha Imperial pal pal- palace pal palace ace nce which Is In the tho approximate center of ot the tho city Hongo Is In Inthe inthe Inthe the extreme northern part of ot the city In the hilly section and are contiguous to the tho first two Is la southward ot of Hongo on ground reclaImed from marshes and Is much cut up wIth canals and Is a suburban town of ot Yokohama and Tokio