Tokyo Prefecture
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| Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 | |||||
| Prefecture of Japan | |||||
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| Capital city | Tokyo City | ||||
| History | |||||
| - | Established | 2 October 1868 | |||
| - | Disestablished | 1 July 1943 | |||
| Political subdivisions | 3 cities 3 Districts | ||||
| Today part of | Part of the Tokyo Metropolis | ||||
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- This article is about Tokyo Prefecture. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
In 1943, the prefecture's municipalities, including the traditional city of Tokyo, became part of the newly formed Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). or "greater Tokyo metropolian area".[1]
Tokyo Prefecture Media
Mitsukoshi stores in Nihonbashi, by Hiroshige, c. 1836
The Metropolitan Police headquarters on fire following the earthquake. The fire triggered by the earthquake caused fire whirls.
A birds-eye view over the Ningyōchō district after the air raid of 10 March 1945
Shinjuku's development as a business district started in the 1970s.
The 2020 Olympics were postponed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Shinjuku, designed by Kenzo Tange
A map with Nishi-Tama District in green
A map of the Izu Islands with black labels
A map of the Ogasawara Islands with black labels
Okinotorishima, 1,740km (1,081mi) away from central Tokyo and the southernmost island of Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "東京都年表". 27 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 October 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2015.(in Japanese)
