Greater Tokyo Area
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Summary
Greater Tokyo Area is a metropolitan area[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,756 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Instance of: capital region[6]
- Named after: Tokyo[7]
- Part of: list of metropolitan areas by population[8], three major metropolitan areas in Japan[9], five major metropolitan areas in Japan[10]
- Commons category: Greater Tokyo Area[11]
- Has part(s): Tokyo[12], Kanagawa Prefecture[13], Saitama Prefecture[14], Chiba Prefecture[15], Ibaraki Prefecture[16], Tochigi Prefecture[17], Gunma Prefecture[18], Yamanashi Prefecture[19]
- Coordinate location: 35.689722222222, 139.69166666667[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greater Tokyo Area[21]
- Population: 37,900,000[22], 35,303,778[23], 26,624,003[24], 29,958,231[25], 31,729,844[26], 34,834,167[27]
- Area: 13,500[28], 10403.76[29], 36,889[30]
- Nominal GDP: 157,819,560,723,000[31]
- Has list: list of definitions of Tokyo area[32]
- Language used: New Tokyo dialect[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Greater Tokyo Area include G-Cans Tunnel[34], a drainage tunnel[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2002[37] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company[38], a third sector railways[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1991[41], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō[42].
Why It Matters
Greater Tokyo Area has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include G-Cans Tunnel[34], a drainage tunnel[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2002[37] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company[38], a third sector railways[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1991[41], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō[42].