- Tokyo, Japan
20 Feb '25
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis,
is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most
populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its
metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area
of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99
million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of
the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of
Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as
the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
- Fukuoka, Japan
6 Feb '25
“Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka
Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has
been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long
been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among
Japan’s main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area
since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period
arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato
period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great
distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo
(Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has
persisted to the present.”
- Okinawa, Japan
22 Jan '25
“Okinawa Island, officially Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa
Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is
the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island
is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) long, an average 11 kilometres (7 mi)
wide, and has an area of 1,206.98 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). It is
roughly 640 kilometres (350 nmi; 400 mi) south of the main island of Kyushu
and the rest of Japan. It is 500 km (270 nmi; 310 mi) northeast of Taiwan. The
total population of Okinawa Island is 1,384,762. The greater Naha area has
roughly 800,000 residents, while the city itself has about 320,000 people.
Naha is the seat of Okinawa Prefecture on the southwestern part of Okinawa
Island. Okinawa has a humid subtropical climate.”
- Sapporo, Japan
2 Jan '25
“Sapporo is a city in Japan. It is the largest in northern Japan and the
largest city in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It
ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan with 1,959,750 residents as of
July 31, 2023. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari
Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial
fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is
considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido.”
- Osaka, Japan
18 Dec '24
“Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the
capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most
populous city in Japan, following Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7
million, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area,
which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest
urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants.”
- Tokyo, Japan
5 Dec '24
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis,
is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most
populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its
metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area
of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99
million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of
the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of
Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as
the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
- Yokohama, Japan
18 Nov '24
“Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and
the country’s most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous
city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies
on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of
Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of
the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone.”
- Barcelona, Spain
27 Aug '24
“Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and
largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the
second-most populous municipality of Spain.”
- Andorra
22 Aug '24
“Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked
country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France
to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by
Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was
transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality
was formed by a charter in 1278. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the
bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and the president of France. Its capital
and largest city is Andorra la Vella.”
- San Sebastián, Spain
16 Aug '24
“San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San
Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous
Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles)
from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa,
the municipality’s population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan
area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular),
both in Spanish and Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San
Sebastián.”
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
“Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan’s main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present.”
“Okinawa Island, officially Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) long, an average 11 kilometres (7 mi) wide, and has an area of 1,206.98 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). It is roughly 640 kilometres (350 nmi; 400 mi) south of the main island of Kyushu and the rest of Japan. It is 500 km (270 nmi; 310 mi) northeast of Taiwan. The total population of Okinawa Island is 1,384,762. The greater Naha area has roughly 800,000 residents, while the city itself has about 320,000 people. Naha is the seat of Okinawa Prefecture on the southwestern part of Okinawa Island. Okinawa has a humid subtropical climate.”
“Sapporo is a city in Japan. It is the largest in northern Japan and the largest city in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan with 1,959,750 residents as of July 31, 2023. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido.”
“Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants.”
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
“Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country’s most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone.”
“Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain.”
“Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality was formed by a charter in 1278. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and the president of France. Its capital and largest city is Andorra la Vella.”
“San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality’s population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Spanish and Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián.”