Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Subway Guide to Tokyo”, 2005 was booklet published on the Tokyo Subways. “Chikatetsu” 地下鉄 is the Japanese word for “subway”. “Ku” is the Japanese word for “ward”. “Tokyo” 東京都 is composed of 23 “city-wards”. The diagram above shows five wards: 1. Shinjuku, 2. Shibuya, 3. Minato, 4. Toshima & 5. Taito. The “circle” under the Japanese kanji depicts the subway station location.
“Tokyo Station” 東京 in the diagram is located in “Chiyoda” 千代田 ward. The “Imperial Palace” and the national government are in “Chiyoda” city-ward. Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Subway Guide to Tokyo”, 2005 is a recommended book because of the English of Japanese subway signs. Tokyo is a metropolis that is best traveled by subway 地下鉄 “chikatetsu”.
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