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Tokyo was founded on September 6, 1868.
Tokyo
Summary
Tokyo is a metropolitan prefecture[1]. Tokyo draws 55,772 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_prefecture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Tokyo is located in Japan[3].
- Tokyo is in the country of Japan[4].
- Tokyo's head of government is recorded as Yuriko Koike[5].
- Tokyo is on the continent of Asia[6].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as metropolitan prefecture[7].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as capital of Japan[8].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as tourist destination[9].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as metropolis[10].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as global city[11].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as megacity[12].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as largest city[13].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan[15].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as metropolis[16].
- Tokyo's instance of is recorded as financial center[17].
- Tokyo's capital is recorded as Shinjuku[18].
- Tokyo's capital is recorded as Tokyo[19].
- Tokyo's shares border with is recorded as Chiba Prefecture[20].
- Tokyo's shares border with is recorded as Saitama Prefecture[21].
- Tokyo's shares border with is recorded as Yamanashi Prefecture[22].
- Tokyo's shares border with is recorded as Kanagawa Prefecture[23].
- Tokyo's anthem is recorded as Tokyo Metropolitan Song[24].
- Tokyo's main regulatory text is recorded as Tōkyō tosei[25].
- Tokyo's main regulatory text is recorded as Local Autonomy Act[26].
- capital city is named after Tokyo[27].
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Tokyo include Saikyō Line[28], a passenger train service[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1985[31]; Tokyo Gas[32], a business[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1895[35], headquartered in Minato[36]; tokyoite[37], a mineral species[38]; Tokyo Rose[39], a term[40]; .tokyo[41], a generic top-level domain[42], founded in 2014[43]; Megatokyo[44], a manga series[45], founded in 2000[46], written by Fred Gallagher[47]; Greater Tokyo Area[48], a metropolitan area[49], in Japan[50]; and Tōyō Rapid Railway[51], a third sector railways[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1981[54], headquartered in Midorigaoka[55].
Why It Matters
Tokyo draws 55,772 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_prefecture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Tokyo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Tokyo is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Tokyo include Saikyō Line[28], a passenger train service[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1985[31]; Tokyo Gas[32], a business[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1895[35], headquartered in Minato[36]; tokyoite[37], a mineral species[38]; Tokyo Rose[39], a term[40]; .tokyo[41], a generic top-level domain[42], founded in 2014[43]; and Megatokyo[44], a manga series[45], founded in 2000[46], written by Fred Gallagher[47].