Tokyo 東京都

 Tokyo is not technically a city, but a prefecture encompassing 26 市(shi, cities), 23 区 (ku,wards), five 町 (chō or machi, towns) and eight 村 (son or mura, villages), as well as islands up to 1,000 km away from the global metropolis that does in fact serve as the nation’s 首都 (shuto, capital).


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Tokyo 東京都
Metropolis
Tokyo Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Nishi-Shinjuku, Rainbow Bridge, National Diet Building, Shibuya, Tokyo Skytree
Flag Seal Symbol
Anthem: Tokyo Metropolitan Song (東京都歌Tokyo Toka?)[1]
Location of Tokyo in Japan
Satellite photo of Tokyo's 23 Special wards taken byNASA's Landsat 7
Tokyo Location of Tokyo in Japan
Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′ECoordinates: 35°41′N 139°41′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Island	Honshu
Divisions	23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district, & 4 subprefectures
Government
• Type	Metropolis
• Governor	Yōichi Masuzoe (I)
• Capital	Tokyo[2]
Area
• Metropolis	2,187.66 km2 (844.66 sq mi)
• Metro	13,572 km2 (5,240 sq mi)
Area rank	45th
Population (December 1, 2015)[3]
• Metropolis	13,506,607
• Density	6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
• Metro	37,800,000
• Metro density	2,662/km2 (6,890/sq mi)
• 23 Wards	8,967,665
	(2015 per prefectural government)