Tōkyō

Tokyo
東京都 (とうきょうと) Tōkyō-to
Skyline of Minato, Tokyo
Country	Japan
Mayor	(None)
Area	2,187.08 km²
Population	8,653,000 (23 Special wards) 12,790,000 (Administrative)
Density	5,847 /km²
Emblem of Tokyo's 23 Special wards Emblem of Tokyo Metropolis
Website	www.metro.tokyo.jp

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

The greater metropolian area of Tokyo may have the largest population of any metro area in the world. (Ref: Wikipedia:List of metropolitan areas by population.) The metropolis has a population of over 12 million but the city proper (23 Special wards) area has a population of 8 million people.

List of special wards

*Population as of June 2007

Name	Kanji	Pop.*	Density (/km²)	Area (km²)
Adachi	足立区	629,392	11,830.68	53.20
Arakawa	荒川区	194,777	18,262.25	10.20
Bunkyo	文京区	194,933	16,009.28	11.31
Chiyoda	千代田区	43,802	3,763.06	11.64
Chuo	中央区	104,997	10,344.53	10.15
Edogawa	江戸川区	661,386	13,264.86	49.86
Itabashi	板橋区	529,059	16,445.72	32.17
Katsushika	葛飾区	428,066	12,286.62	34.84
Kita	北区	330,646	15,885.67	20.59
Koto	江東区	436,337	10,963.24	39.8
Meguro	目黒区	267,798	18,217.55	14.70
Minato	港区	205,196	10,088.30	20.34
Nakano	中野区	312,939	20,097.82	15.59
Nerima	練馬区	702,202	14,580.61	48.16
Ota	大田区	674,590	11,345.27	59.46
Setagaya	世田谷区	855,416	14,728.23	58.08
Shibuya	渋谷区	205,512	13,337.13	15.11
Shinagawa	品川区	353,887	15,576.01	22.72
Shinjuku	新宿区	309,463	16,975.48	18.23
Suginami	杉並区	534,981	15,725.49	34.02
Sumida	墨田区	237,433	16,079.49	13.75
Taito	台東区	168,277	16,139.38	10.08
Toshima	豊島区	256,009	19,428.44	13.01
Overall		8,637,098	13,890.25	621.81

Events

The 1964 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo.

External links

• Wikivoyage:Tokyo
• WikiTravel:Tokyo