Tokyo 東京都 |
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Metropolis | |||||
Tokyo Metropolis | |||||
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Anthem: Tokyo Metropolitan Song (東京都歌 Tokyo Toka?) | |||||
Location of Tokyo within Japan |
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Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′E / 35.683°N 139.683°ECoordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′E / 35.683°N 139.683°E | |||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Region | Kantō | ||||
Island | Honshu | ||||
Divisions | 23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district, & 4 subprefectures | ||||
Government | |||||
• Type | Metropolis | ||||
• Governor | Yuriko Koike (Ind) | ||||
• Capital | Tokyo | ||||
Area | |||||
• Metropolis | 2,187.66 km2 (844.66 sq mi) | ||||
• Metro | 13,572 km2 (5,240 sq mi) | ||||
Area rank | 45th | ||||
Population (July 31, 2016) | |||||
• Metropolis | 13,617,445 | ||||
• Density | 6,224.66/km2 (16,121.8/sq mi) | ||||
• Metro | 37,800,000 | ||||
• Metro density | 2,662/km2 (6,890/sq mi) | ||||
• 23 Wards | 8,967,665 | ||||
(2015 per prefectural government) | |||||
Demonym(s) | 江戸っ子 (Edokko), 東京人 (Tokyo-jin), 東京っ子 (Tokyokko), Tokyoite | ||||
Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||||
ISO 3166-2 | JP-13 | ||||
Flower | Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom | ||||
Tree | Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) | ||||
Bird | Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) | ||||
Website | www |
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Japanese name | |||||||
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Kanji | 東京 東京都 |
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Kana | トウキョウ トウキョウト |
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Hiragana | とうきょう とうきょうと |
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Kyūjitai | 東亰 東亰都 |
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Transcriptions | |
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Romanization | Tōkyō Tōkyō-to |
Revised Hepburn | Toukyou Toukyou-to |
Registered foreign nationals | |
Nationality | Population (2012) |
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China | 161,169 |
South Korea | 99,880 |
Philippines | 27,929 |
United States | 15,901 |
Nepal | 8,669 |
India | 8,313 |
Thailand | 6,906 |
United Kingdom | 5,522 |
Myanmar | 4,781 |
France | 4,635 |
Tokyo (Japanese: [toːkjoː], English /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/), officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市 Tōkyō-shi).