but the Tokyo Metropolitan area plays home to more that 35,000,000 people

... at 2,187 sq kilometers. the city of Tokyo has an average density of 5,848 persons per sq kilometer ... did I mention that its really crowded...

 

12,790,000 of those (roughly 10%) live in Tokyo proper ...

In 2008 the Japanese government considers 2600 rural villages to be in danger of extinction

127,288,419 people call Japan home in 2008...

Take some of these quick facts into account ...