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Tokyo

Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 33 million residents as of 2025.

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Bird
Black-headed gull
Capital
Tokyo (de facto; de jure: Shinjuku)
Climate
Humid subtropical climate (Cfa)
Country
Japan
Demonym
Tokyoite
Divisions
23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district, and 4 subprefectures

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Contemporary

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Tokyo

Nodes688
Edges687
Triples1046
Avg. degree2
Density0.002907
Components1

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Tokyo

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related to Contemporary · 69
Tokyo → ABC-CLIO, Allinson, An Examination, Art Journal, Bestor, Capital, Centre, Comparative Study, Construction, Contemporary Tokyo, Culture, Debate, Ebsco, Edward, Form, Fowler, Friedman, Fulltext, Gary, Geography
related to 1868–1941 · 56
Tokyo → After, Allied Powers, Although Tokyo, American, Asakusa, Axis, Centenary, China, December, Due, Eastern Capital, Edo, Edo Castle, Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Meiji, Enthronement, Europe, February, Finance, Government
related to Museums, art galleries, libraries, and zoos · 56
Tokyo → Additionally, Aoyama, Architectural Museum, Art, Art Deco, Art Museum, Artizon Museum, Chūō, East Asian, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Emerging Science, Imperial Palace, Innovation, It, Japan, Japanese, Kanda, Le Corbusier, Located, Major
related to Pre-Tokugawa period · 47
Tokyo → After Dōkan, Asakusa, Asuka, Baekgang, Baekje, Battle, BC, Bunkyo, Chiba, During, Dōkan, Edo, Edo Castle, Emperor Ankan, Following, Heian, Holocene, However, Imperial Palace, In
related to Rail · 45
Tokyo → Akita Shinkansen, Although, Arakawa, Authority, Both JR, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Honshu, However, Imperial Capital Rapid Transit, It, Japan, Japan National Railways, Japanese Government, Joetsu Shinkansen, JR, JR Central, JR East, JR Freight, Keio, Keisei
related to Media and communications · 42
Tokyo → A-1 Pictures, ADK Holdings, All, Asian, Bungeishunju, Chiyoda, Dentsu, Fuji Television, Hakuhodo, Iwanami Shoten, Japan, Japanese, Kadokawa, KDDI, Kodansha, Madhouse, Major, MAPPA, Nippon Television, NTT
related to Leisure and entertainment · 37
Tokyo → Akihabara, Asakusa Shrine, Electric Town, Ginza, Harajuku, Hie Shrine, Imperial Theatre, It, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Jinbōchō, Kabuki-za, Kanda Matsuri, Meiji-za, Mitsukoshi, National Theatre, NHK Hall, Nihombashi, Nippon Budokan
related to 1945–1972 · 32
Tokyo → After, Allied, Allied Occupation Forces, American, Around, Asia, Dodge Line, Douglas MacArthur, During, From, However, In, Japan, Joseph Dodge, Kasumigaseki Building, London, MacArthur, Marxian, Metropolitan Green Belt, Ogasawara Islands
related to Sister cities and states · 32
Tokyo → As, Australia, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cairo, China, Egypt, England, February, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Jakarta, July, June, London, March, May
related to 1942–1945 · 31
Tokyo → Although, Although Japan, American, April, B-29, Between, Doolittle Raid, From, Imperial Palace, In, Japanese, Kabuki-za, Large-scale Allied, March, Mariana Islands, Meiji-era, Nearly, Numerous Edo, Operation Meetinghouse, Sengaku-ji

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city japan national world government japanese area tokyo's metropolitan also cities largest islands edo one major metropolis new 000 wards

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TokyoBirdBlack-headed gull1.00infobox
TokyoCapitalTokyo (de facto; de jure: Shinjuku)1.00infobox
TokyoClimateHumid subtropical climate (Cfa)1.00infobox
TokyoCountryJapan1.00infobox
TokyoDemonymTokyoite1.00infobox
TokyoDivisions23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district, and 4 subprefectures1.00infobox
TokyoEstablished14571.00infobox
TokyoFlowerYoshino cherry1.00infobox
TokyoHighest elevation2,017 m (6,617 ft)1.00infobox
TokyoIslandHonshu1.00infobox
TokyoISO 3166-2JP-131.00infobox
TokyoLowest elevation0 m (0 ft)1.00infobox
TokyoRegionKantō1.00infobox
TokyoTime zoneUTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)1.00infobox
TokyoTreeGinkgo1.00infobox
TokyoWebsitemetro.tokyo.lg.jp1.00infobox
Tokyo• BodyTokyo Metropolitan Government1.00infobox
Tokyo• Councilors111.00infobox
Tokyo• Density6,363/km2 (16,480/sq mi)1.00infobox
Tokyo• DialectsTokyo1.00infobox
Tokyo• DialectsTama1.00infobox
Tokyo• DialectsNorthern Izu Islands1.00infobox
Tokyo• GovernorYuriko Koike (indp.)1.00infobox
Tokyo• Metro13,452 km2 (5,194 sq mi)1.00infobox
Tokyo• Metro41,000,0001.00infobox
Tokyo• Metro¥239.12 trillion (2022) (US$1.82 trillion)1.00infobox
Tokyo• Metro density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)1.00infobox
Tokyo• Rank45th in Japan1.00infobox
Tokyo• Rank1st in Japan 9th in Asia1.00infobox
Tokyo• Representatives421.00infobox

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