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both the capital and the largest city of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government.

In 2015 Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. Tokyo ranked first in the world in the Safe Cities Index.

was changed to Tokyo when it became the imperial capital with the arrival of Emperor Meiji in 1868

an alternative pronunciation for the same Chinese characters representing "Tokyo", making it a kanji homograph. Some surviving official English documents use the spelling "Tokei". However, this pronunciation is now obsolete.

in the book Kondō Hisaku written by Satō Nobuhiro. When Ōkubo Toshimichi proposed the renaming to the government during the Meiji Restoration, according to Oda Kanshi, he got the idea from that book.

Edo became the de facto capital of Japan even while the emperor lived in Kyoto, the imperial capital.

Tokyo went on to suffer two major catastrophes in the 20th century: the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which left 140,000 dead or missing; and World War II.

1869–1943
In 1869, the 17-year-old Emperor Meiji moved to Edo, and in accordance the city was renamed Tokyo (meaning Eastern Capital).

have killed between 75,000 and 200,000 civilians and left more than half of the city destroyed.
After the war, Tokyo was completely rebuilt, and was showcased to the world during the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated much of the northeastern coast of Honshu was felt in Tokyo. However, due to Tokyo's earthquake-resistant infrastructure, damage in Tokyo was very minor compared to areas directly hit by the tsunami, although activity in the city was largely halted.
On September 7, 2013, the IOC selected Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo will be the first Asian city to host the Olympic Games twice.

forming the current "metropolitan prefecture". As a result, In addition to these 23 special wards, Tokyo also includes 26 more cities, five towns , and eight villages, each of which has a local government.

area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks.
Ueno Park is well known for its museums: Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, Shitamachi Museum and National Museum for Western Art, among others. There are also art works and statues at several places in the park. There is also a zoo in the park, and also the park is a popular destination to view cherry blossoms.

Tokyo also hosts modern Japanese and international pop and rock music at venues ranging in size from intimate clubs to internationally known arenas such as the Nippon Budokan.

Tokyo has many museums. In Ueno Park, there is the Tokyo National Museum, the country's largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese art.

National Museum, the country's largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese art.

Park, Inokashira Park, and the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden for picnics under the blossoms.

style, fashion and cosplay.