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This article is about Tokyo City in Tokyo Prefecture. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
Tokyo before Great Kanto earthquake
Map of Tokyo City before the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
Tokyo Prefectural Office and Tokyo City Hall
Tokyo Prefectural Office and Tokyo City Hall

Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a Japanese city in Tokyo Prefecture in 1889 through 1943.

History

In 1869, the city of Edo was renamed Tokyo, which means "Eastern Capital". The offices of Tokyo Prefecture were also opened.

In 1943, the city was abolished. All of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo merged with Tokyo Prefecture to form the Tokyo Metropolis.

Images for kids

  • Landsat View, Tokyo, Japan - Flickr - NASA Goddard Photo and Video

    Satellite photo of Tokyo in 1989 and 2011 taken by NASA's Landsat 4 and Landsat 5

  • Map of Izu Islands

    Map of the Izu Islands in black labels

  • Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo, Japan

    Ogasawara National Park, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site

  • Temporarygatheringplace

    A bilingual sign with instructions (in Japanese and English) in case of an earthquake (Shibuya)

  • Geofront Temple^ 首都圏外郭放水路 - panoramio

    The MAOUDC is the world's largest underground diversion floodwater facility

  • Tokyo historical population

    Tokyo historical population since 1920

  • Tokyo Skytree 2014 Ⅲ

    Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world

  • Ginza Wako Clock

    Ginza is a popular upscale shopping area in Tokyo.

  • Tokyo Tower at night 8

    Tokyo Tower at night

  • Tokyo station from marunouchi oazo

    Tokyo Station is the main intercity rail terminal in Tokyo.

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    Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are two main subway operators in Tokyo.

  • 三社祭ー宝蔵門

    The Sanja Festival in Asakusa

  • Akihabara Night

    Akihabara is the most popular area for fans of anime, manga, and games.

  • Edo P2

    Edo Castle, 17th century

  • Commodore-Perry-Visit-Kanagawa-1854

    Commodore Matthew Perry expedition and his first arrival in Japan in 1853

  • Hiroshige, Sugura street

    Suruga street with Mount Fuji by Hiroshige (1856)

  • Tokyo-edohakub-ginza

    The 1870s Chuo-dori terraces in Tokyo

  • Tokyo-Sumida-River-Taito-ku-1930

    Aerial view of the Sumida River with Taitō-ku (west) and Sumida-ku (east) in Tokyo, c. 1930

  • Nihonbashi after Great Kanto earthquake

    Nihonbashi after Great Kanto Earthquake, September 1, 1923

  • Ginza in 1933

    Ginza area in 1933

  • Eidan type 1000 train

    "The first underground railway in the Orient", Tokyo Underground opened on December 30, 1927

  • Sto1001

    Nihonbashi in 1946

  • Tokyo Tower and around Skyscrapers

    Tokyo Tower, built in 1958

  • Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō 1

    Yoyogi National Gymnasium built for the 1964 Summer Olympics

  • Sunshine 60

    Sunshine 60, tallest building in Asia until 1985

  • 多摩ニュータウンの全景（2013年10月12日撮影）

    Tama

  • Takao-san HachiojiUrbanDistrict

    Hachioji

  • Musashino in the afternoon

    Musashino

  • Yasuda Auditorium - Tokyo University 3

    Yasuda Auditorium at the University of Tokyo in Bunkyō

  • Okuma lecture hall Waseda University 2007-01

    Okuma Auditorium at Waseda University in Shinjuku

  • Hibiya-Highschool-00

    Hibiya High School in Chiyoda

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