Tokyo

Summary

Tokyo is a metropolitan prefecture^[1]. Tokyo draws 24,867 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 Greater Tokyo Area^[28], a metropolitan area^[29], in Japan^[30]; Tokyo Rose^[31], a term^[32]; Saikyō Line^[33], a passenger train service^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1985^[36]; Megatokyo^[37], a manga series^[38], founded in 2000^[39], written by Fred Gallagher^[40]; Tokyo Gas^[41], a business^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1895^[44], headquartered in Minato^[45]; .tokyo^[46], a generic top-level domain^[47], founded in 2014^[48]; Gensokyo^[49], a fictional geographic region^[50]; and tokyoite^[51], a mineral species^[52].

Why It Matters

Tokyo draws 24,867 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.^[53] Tokyo is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Tokyo include Greater Tokyo Area^[28], a metropolitan area^[29], in Japan^[30]; Tokyo Rose^[31], a term^[32]; Saikyō Line^[33], a passenger train service^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1985^[36]; Megatokyo^[37], a manga series^[38], founded in 2000^[39], written by Fred Gallagher^[40]; Tokyo Gas^[41], a business^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1895^[44], headquartered in Minato^[45]; and .tokyo^[46], a generic top-level domain^[47], founded in 2014^[48].