EDUCATION
Tokyo is know to have a very high education rating as Japan is ranked the third most educated country in the world. Tokyo is home to 19 universities including the University Of Tokyo which is the most prestigious university in Japan. The university of Tokyo has around 30,000 students including 2,100 foreign students. This university has 5 campuses spread over Tokyo. in 2007 the Times Higher Education Supplement ranked the University Of Tokyo 17th in the world and the Tokyo Institute Of Technology 90th. Education is a pull factor to Tokyo because Tokyo is full of high ranked private and public schools and people want to have a good education for themselves or their children in order for them to have a successful job in the future and live a wealthy, luxurious life or even just to feed their families and be safe.
TRANSPORTATION
The Tokyo transportation system is the fastest and the most convenient way to travel around the city. Transportation such as public and private railways,, airports and general services for buses, cares bikes, motorcycles and boats are used. Both trains and subways run from 5am to 1am.
40 million passengers use the rail system daily and 8.86 million people use the subway daily. Transportation in Tokyo is very easy to use and is convenient to those needing to go to and from work or even to school during the day, making it one of the pull factors Tokyo has.
40 million passengers use the rail system daily and 8.86 million people use the subway daily. Transportation in Tokyo is very easy to use and is convenient to those needing to go to and from work or even to school during the day, making it one of the pull factors Tokyo has.
CULTURE
Tokyo's unique culture is reflected in its traditional arts such as crafts, origami, dolls, pottery, performances, story telling, music, tea ceremonies and more. Tokyo is known to have large festivals, rituals and celebrations which are all part of the Japanese culture. The culture in Tokyo is very intriguing and interesting to those moving into the city. Culture is a pull factor in Tokyo because people would like to be apart of the community and the festivals and cultural activities for experience or because they enjoy these traditions.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
There are plenty of jobs for people in Tokyo. Tokyo is the national centre of various service industries and in an economy who's entire economy focuses on the service sector. For people with professional experience in international finance, transport or tourism may find it easier to find a job as there are many to apply for. In Tokyo there are many high paying jobs such as being a risk analyst, managing director, business analyst, materials scientist and more. Having high paying jobs attracts people because they would want to have a job that will give them a good amount of money..