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Tokyo (/ ˈ t oʊ k i oʊ /; Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō, ⓘ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is the capital city of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023.
The history of Tokyo, Japan 's capital prefecture and largest city, starts with archeological remains in the area dating back around 5,000 years. Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628. The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
Tokyo’s population exceeded one million in the late 19th century, and as Japan’s political, economic, and cultural centre it became one of the world’s most populous cities in the 20th century. The city is built on low, alluvial plains and adjacent upland hills.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tokyo became one of the world's most active major cities, boasting attractions such as cutting-edge technology, information, culture, and fashion, as well as a high level of public safety. From 1986 onwards, land and stock prices spiraled upwards, a phenomenon known as the "bubble economy."
- The Edo Period: The Tokugawa Dynasty
- The Meiji Restoration
- Tokyo in The 20th Century
In 1603, the Edo fortress and its surrounding region were conquered by Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu, a minor provincial aristocrat, unified Japan, subjugating the dissident feudal lords and giving his name to the dynasty which would govern the city and country over a century and a half, the period in which it was to reach the height of its splendour. Ie...
In 1868 the country began to transform. Edo began to be the capital of the unified Meiji empire. The emperor installed himself in the Edo fort, converting it into the Japanese Imperial Palace, and changed the name of Edo to Tokyo, meaning "Eastern Capital". He abolished all the feudal privileges which the lords had previously enjoyed, and opened up...
At the beginning of the century, Tokyo became the centre of pan-Asian and nationalist movements and was a magnet for revolutionaries from neighbouring countries. It was, in fact, in Tokyo where the movement which would bring the downfall of the Manchu dynasty was born. This tolerance was paid for by internal revolutionary action, coming to a head i...
Tokyo became one of the world’s most active major cities, boasting attractions such as cutting-edge technology, information, culture, and fashion, as well as a high level of public safety. From 1986 onwards, land and stock prices spiraled upwards, a phenomenon known as the “bubble economy.”.
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is situated at the head of Tokyo Bay on the Pacific coast of central Honshu. First developed into a city during the Tokugawa period (1603–1867), when the site was known as Edo, Tokyo is the core of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, commonly called Greater Tokyo.
