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Tokyo
Capital and largest city of Japan
Also known as Tôkyô · Tokyo-to · Tokyo Metropolitan prefecture · Tōkyō-to · Tôkyô-to · Tokyo Metropolis
- Country
- Located in
- Population
- 14.3M(2022)
- , 14M(October 1, 2020)
2
Sources- 1.“令和２年国勢調査 人口等基本集計結果概要の概説”toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kokutyo/2020/kt20tf0004.pdfRetrieved 2022-03-23
- 2.“区市町村、男女別人口及び世帯数”toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kokutyo/2020/kt20ta0003.xlsRetrieved 2022-03-23
- , 13.5M(2015)
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- +2 more
- Area
- 2,194.05 km²(January 1, 2022)
1
Sources- 1.“令和4年全国都道府県市区町村別面積調（1月1日時点）”gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20220101.pdfRetrieved 2022-03-23
- 2,194.05 km²(January 1, 2022)
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Head of government
- Yuriko Koike(since 2016)
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Sources- 1.metro.tokyo.jp/tosei/governor/governor/kishakaiken/2016/08/02.htmlRetrieved 2016-10-16
- , Yōichi Masuzoe(2014–2016)
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- , Naoki Inose(2012–2013)
- +6 more
- Yuriko Koike(since 2016)
- Founded
- September 6, 1868
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
449 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
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- Kita
- Kōtō
- Meguro
- Minato
- Nakano
- Nerima
- Ota
- Setagaya
- Shibuya
- Shinagawa
- Shinjuku
- Suginami
- Toshima
- Taitō-ku
- Sumida
- Hachiōji-shi
- Tachikawa
- Musashino
- Mitaka
- Ōme(since 1951)
- Fuchū(since 1954)
- Akishima
- Chōfu
- Machida
- Koganei
- Kodaira
- Hino
- Higashimurayama
- Kokubunji
- Kunitachi
- Fussa
- Komae
- Higashiyamato
- Kiyose
- Higashikurume
- Musashimurayama
- Tama
- Inagi
- Hamura
- Akiruno(since 1995)
- Nishitōkyō-shi(since 2001)
- Mizuho
- Hinode(since 1955)
- Hinohara
- Okutama
- Ōshima-machi
- Toshima
- Niijima
- Kozushima
- Miyake
- Mikurajima
- Aogashima
- Shares border with
- Chiba Prefecture direction relative to location: northeast
- Saitama Prefecture direction relative to location: north
- Yamanashi Prefecture direction relative to location: west
- Kanagawa Prefecture direction relative to location: south
- Twinned administrative body
- Berlin(since 1994)
- New York City(since 1960)
- New South Wales(since 1984)
- Jakarta(since 1989)
- Seoul(since 1988)
- Cairo Governorate(since 1990)
- Beijing(since 1979)
- Rome(since 1996)
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Sources- 1.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/ABOUT/LINKS/sister.htm
- 2.english.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/english/rome__documents-on-the-establishment-of-sister-and-friendship-citystate-relationships
- 3.comune.roma.it/web-resources/cms/documents/Comunicato_congiunto_RomaTokyo.pdf
- 4.english.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/w/001-101-000986
- 5.comune.roma.it/web/it/diplomazia-organizzazioni-internazionali.page
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- Capital of
- Japan(since 1947)
- Occupation of Japan(1945–1952)
- Empire of Japan(1868–1947)
- Name in kana
- とうきょうと
- Different from
- Tokio criterion used: toponym is not unique
- Official name
- 東京都 revised hepburn romanization: Tōkyō-to · name in kana: とうきょうと
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Kenkyūsha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary (Fourth Edition)
- 2.Stated in The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
- 3.Stated in The Oxford Style Manual (1st edition)
- 4.Stated in ALA-LC romanization
- 5.Stated in BS 4812:1972
- 江戸(until 1868) revised hepburn romanization: Edo · name in kana: えど
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- Tokio
- 東京都 revised hepburn romanization: Tōkyō-to · name in kana: とうきょうと
- Capital
- Shinjuku(since 1991)
- Tokyo nature of statement: unofficial
- Minimum wage
- ¥985 applies to part: hour
1
Sources- 1.“東京都最低賃金を985円に引き上げます”jsite.mhlw.go.jp/tokyo-roudoukyoku/news_topics/topics/2011/20110805001_00003.htmlRetrieved 2019-06-01
- ¥985 applies to part: hour
- Demonym
- Tokyote applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- Tokyoïte applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- tokijczyk applies to part: masculine singular
- tokijka applies to part: feminine singular
- tokijczycy applies to part: masculine personal
- tokijki applies to part: non-virile
- toquiota applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- Tokyoite
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- Tokijčan applies to part: masculine singular
- Tokijčanka applies to part: feminine singular
- tokyotu
- Geoshape
- Data:Japan/Tokyo.map
- Located in or next to body of water
- Tokyo Bay direction relative to location: southeast
- Sumida River
- Arakawa River
- Edo River
- Anthem
- Tokyo Metropolitan Song(since 1947)
- Related category
- Category:Tokyo-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Significant event
- 2020 Summer Olympics(2020)
- 1964 Summer Olympics(1964)
- Bombing of Tokyo(1944)
- February 26 Incident(1936)
- Associated electoral district
- Tokyo At-large district
- Tokyo 1st district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 2nd district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 3rd district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 4th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 5th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 6th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 7th district(since 1994)
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- Tokyo 8th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 9th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 10th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 11th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 12th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 13th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 14th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 15th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 16th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 17th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 18th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 19th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 20th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 21th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 22nd district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 23rd district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 24th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 25th district(since 1994)
- Tokyo 26th district(since 2022)
- Tokyo 27th district(since 2022)
- Tokyo 28th district(since 2022)
- Tokyo 29th district(since 2022)
- Tokyo 30th district(since 2022)
- Tokyo proportional representation block
- Native label
- 東京都 script: kanji
- とうきょうと script: hiragana
- Tōkyō-to script: Latin script
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Sources- 1.Stated in Cabinet Notice on the Romanization of Japanese (December 22, 2025)Retrieved 2025-12-22
- Transliteration or transcription
- Tōkyō-to reason for preferred rank: reversibility, default
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Sources- 1.Stated in BS 4812:1972
- 2.Stated in ALA-LC romanization of JapaneseRetrieved 2025-09-01
- 3.Stated in The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
- 4.Stated in The Oxford Style Manual (1st edition)
- 5.Stated in Q135922169Retrieved 2025-09-14
- 6.Stated in Cabinet Notice on the Romanization of Japanese (December 22, 2025)Retrieved 2025-12-22
- Toukyou-to
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Sources- 1.Stated in Cabinet Notice on the Romanization of Japanese (December 22, 2025)Retrieved 2026-04-26
- Tōkyō-to reason for preferred rank: reversibility, default
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 35.8986°N, 139.0169°E
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 35.4843°N, 139.8577°E applies to part: Mainland Japan
- 20.2100°N, 136.1014°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 35.8611°N, 138.9428°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 35.6984°N, 139.9193°E
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On other databases
144 identifiers linking Tokyo across the web's reference databases
- App Store developer ID616616621
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier4862435763134047944
- ArchINFORM location ID3168
- BabelNet ID00015558n
- BBC News topic IDc20jdmwgj3xt
- BBC Things ID48d7addf-bdd9-4a2f-b5bf-eea482e1c2bb
- BHCL UUIDa5f1c2ec-c09e-4fb2-ada0-8bb828f72607
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11975700f
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDtokio
- CiNii Research ID1140000791623080064
- CNA topic IDtokyo
- Comic Vine ID4020-55973
- Courrier international topic IDtokyo
- Curlie IDRegional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Tokyo/
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDtokyo
- Dantai code130001
- Database of Canada's Early Women Writers IDplace/491
- De Agostini IDTōkyō
- DeCS ID14429
- Enciclopedia dei ragazzi IDtokyo
- Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica IDtokyo
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Tokyo-metropolis
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDtokyo
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)rrDVF
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)322504
- Facebook usernametochokoho
- FactGrid item IDQ90353
- FAST ID1204835
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)JA40
- France 24 topic ID (French)tokyo
- Freebase ID/m/07dfk
- GamesIndustry.biz tag IDtopics/tokyo
- GayCities IDtokyo
- GeoLOD IDQknGsa
- GeoNames ID1850144
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)ALRYpP
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1001032
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-1341
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Tokyo
- GitHub topictokyo
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDTokyo (Japan)
- GND ID4078337-6
- GNS Unique Feature ID-246230
- Google Maps Customer ID3315038050925878153
- Google News topics IDCAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNRGRrWm1zU0FtcGhLQUFQAQ
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDtoquio-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0066441
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDTokyo
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDtokio-84cbd0
- Grove Art Online IDT085388
- Gynopedia IDTokyo
- Harper's tagtokyo
- HASCJP.TK
- Hikr waypoint ID57603
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30991
- IdRef ID028180879
- IMDb keywordtokyo-japan
- INaturalist place ID10935
- Interlingual Index IDi83609
- ISNI0000000417576305
- ISO 3166-2 codeJP-13
- J9U entity ID987007559635005171
- Japan Search name ID東京都
- Joconde location IDT84-593
- Klexikon article IDTokio
- Krugosvet article (archived)Earth_sciences/geografiya/TOKIO.html
- KSW place ID90401
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID6243
- Larousse IDville/Tokyo/146987
- Le Figaro tag IDTokyo
- Lex IDTokyo
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79034998
- Libris-URImkz102b55rvkgm2
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=1097560426
- MeSH descriptor IDD014041
- MeSH tree codeZ01.252.474.463.709
- Moegirlpedia ID东京(地点)
- Museum-digital place ID1660
- MusicBrainz area ID8dc97297-ac95-4d33-82bc-e07fab26fb5f
- NACSIS-CAT author IDDA00397957
- Namuwiki ID도쿄도
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000978350
- National Library of Latvia ID000124935
- National Library of Wales Authority IDtokyo
- Naver Encyclopedia ID (pre-August 2026)1083327
- NDL Authority ID00280764
- NE.se IDtokyo
- NHK ONE News topic IDE0000000341
- NicoNicoPedia word article ID東京都
- NL CR AUT IDge131089