We were in Tokyo over New Year this year and had a great time visiting temples and the sales with the locals. The temples had a great atmosphere with lots of people, great food stalls and general feeling of everyone being happy and enjoying themselves.
Best Answer: The Roman Empire existed for about 1,000 years from the time of the finding of Rome (c. 753B.C.) until the sack of Rome by the Huns around 450. During its time it ruled to from England to Egypt, from Germany to Tunis. The Holy Roman Empire was started by Charlemagne and was centered in France.
It was called the Holy Roman Empire due to the fact that the Pope installed Charlemagne as the Emperor in AD 800. It also lasted about 1,000 years being dissolved in 1806. It's territory only consisted of the lands around France and Germany. Hope this gives you a starting point.