Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is located in the southeastern part of Honshu Island on the shores of the Tokyo Bay of the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo is the world's largest economic center, as well as the center of the country's political, financial, industrial and cultural life. Tokyo metropolitan area includes special areas of Tokyo, Tama region, Izu and Ogasawara islands and several other small islands. The city of Tokyo is formed by 23 special districts, which themselves have city status. Tokyo County is governed by the governor, and the city is the government of the state and the imperial palace - the main residence of the Japanese emperors.