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Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo
東京都
Metropolis
Tokyo Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Nishi-Shinjuku, Rainbow Bridge, National Diet Building, Shibuya, Tokyo Skytree
Flag of Tokyo
Flag
Official seal of Tokyo
Seal
Official logo of Tokyo
Symbol
Anthem: Tokyo Metropolitan Song (東京都歌 Tokyo Toka?)
Location of Tokyo within Japan
Location of Tokyo within Japan
Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′E / 35.683°N 139.683°E / 35.683; 139.683Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′E / 35.683°N 139.683°E / 35.683; 139.683
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.metro.tokyo.jp
Tokyo
Japanese name
Kanji 東京
東京都
Kana トウキョウ
トウキョウト
Hiragana とうきょう
とうきょうと
Kyūjitai 東亰
東亰都
Registered foreign nationals
Nationality Population (2012)
 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 /ˈtki./), 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).


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