New+York+City>>Region

=New York City | Location | Place | HEI | Movement | Region=

= = = = = = =Region= **New York City** is made up of a couple of regions(Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn) and is surrounded by the Hudson River to the west and the Atlantic to the east. How do you get there?---> Go over the river by bridge or go under in a tunnel (Lincoln Tunnel etc)

=Comparative Study=

“Edo became Tokyo in 1868. Edo has been the political center since the 16th century.With in a few decades Edo was know as one of the worlds largest cities. With the the restoration in 1868, the Emperor and capital were moved to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital").

Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake in1923 and 1945 WWII air raids.

New Amsterdam became New York when the dutch turned it over to the English

"Japanese History: Edo Period." //Japan-guide.com - Japan Travel and Living Guide//. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. .