Tsushima

Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬), officially the City of Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬市 Tsushima-shi) is the national capital and the most populated city of The Republic of Takamaiku. It is also the capital city of Tsukigata Prefecture and is part of the Greater Tsushima Area, the most populated metropolitan area of the nation with more than 4.7 Million inhabitants.

Throughout the nation's history, Tsushima was and still is one of the nation's economic hub as thousands Yamotos and Ainus flocked to the communities in and around the modern-day Tsushima. The capital city continued to florished around the Isarai Period (1457-1780) and established itself as one of the important logistic hub and the cultural centre of Takamaiku until the Tokabatsu Period on which loyalists of the former Tokugawa Shogunate established Tsushima as the capital of a newly-established nation on 1871. Throughout the latter modern years, it underwent rapid industralization and urbanization despite the effects of World War II and became one of Asia's global cities. It is also earned the nickname of "Little Tokyo of the North".

Tsushima is considered one of the world's most important and powerful cities as it ranks 4th on the Global Economic Power Index, 6th on the Global Cities Index, and was the 2017's TripAdvisor's Best overall experience awardee. Tsushima holds the headquarters for 17 Fortune 500 companies and was part of Top Fives of the International Financial Centres Development Index. Despite with a diverisified economy and lifestyle comparable with Tokyo, Tsushimites enjoys high-standard of life with it's own universal health care, and is the most cheapest cities to live in East Asia, according to the Mercer consulting firm. The Capital city is also one of the safest cities to live in, ranking 2nd in the 2019 safe cities index and was ranked top 1 on the QS Best Student Cities to be university student, either both as a local or a internation student.

As one of the nation's prominent cultural, entertainment, and motion picture centre, it is home to various television networks such as Radio-Television Takamaiku, TBS, TV Tsushima, and several other international news outlets. As well as several animation and film studios that produces Takamaiku-made animes and other works. It's varied tourist attarctions such as museums and galleries, festivals, entertainment districts sports activities, and its close approximate to the Central Takamaiku Mountain Range for snow-based activities, it attracts almost 19 Million tourist per year.