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Tokyo (officially Tokyo Metropolis) is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city form the Greater Tokyo Area, the world's most populous metropolit. Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.

A White sun with 6 rays on dark purple colour field. The sun is stylized Kanji character of Tokyo-Nihon which represents developing capital city Tokyo. Dark purple has been popular colour in Tokyo from old days. Adopted 1 October 1964.

Tokyo is Japan's capital and the country's largest city. It is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, but is called a metropolis (to) rather than a prefecture (ken). The metropolis of Tokyo consists of 23 city wards (ku), 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages, including the Izu and Ogasawara Islands together with several small Pacific Islands in the south of Japan's main island Honshu.

Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town in the 16th century, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities.

With the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital"). Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.

Imperial Palace - The current Imperial Palace (Kokyo) is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the centre of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo station. It is the residence of Japan's Imperial Family.

  Tokyo Disneyland Resort - Located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and was opened on April 15, 1983

  Tokyo - Clickable Map of the Towns and cities making up Greater Tokyo.

  List of Attractions in and around Tokyo

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