Tokyo to (Tokyo Prefecture), Tokyo

Tokyo to: capital and most populous prefecture of Japan

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Tokyo Prefecture at a glance

Tokyo Prefecture currently has 18 quality-checked populated place pages and 25 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

18

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

Largest city

Tokyo

Population 13,942,856

Quick Facts about Tokyo Prefecture

Population 13,942,856
Country Japan
State Tokyo (Japan)
Different from Tokyo
Twitter username tocho_koho
Area 2187.66 km2
Official name 東京都, Едо
Has part Tokyo Metropolitan Government, special wards of Tokyo, Western Tokyo, Tokyo
Latitude & Longitude 35.6895,139.6917
Legislative body Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Altitude 20 feet / 6 meters
Capital Shinjuku-ku
Capital city Tokyo Prefecture is capital of occupation of Japan, Empire of Japan, Japan
Establishment January 01, 1603 (423 years ago)
Time Zone Japan Standard Time, UTC+09:00
Local time 13:53:25 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Tokyo Prefecture is located at 35°41'22"N 139°41'30"E (35.6895000, 139.6917100).

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The largest city of Tokyo Prefecture is Tokyo with a population of 13,942,856. Other cities include, Hachiōji population 577,560, Machida population 434,407, Fuchū population 263,932 and Chōfu population 239,650. See all Tokyo Prefecture cities & populated places.

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  • Akishima
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  • Hamura
  • Kokubunji
  • Nerima-ku
  • Tachikawa
  • Komae
  • Hino
  • Fussa
  • Bunkyō-ku
  • Ōshima
  • Toshima-ku
  • Hinohara
  • Higashikurume
  • Machida
  • Shibuya-ku
  • Musashimurayama
  • Suginami-ku
  • Kiyose
  • Arakawa-ku
  • Adachi-ku
  • Niijima
  • Sumida-ku
  • Mizuho
  • Higashiyamato
  • Shinagawa-ku
  • Kōzushima
  • Mikurajima
  • Inagi
  • Akigawa
  • Sakai
  • Nihonbashi-ku
  • Ōme
  • Fuchū
  • Machida
  • Kawaguchi
  • Osoki
  • Yui
  • Utsuki
  • Kasumi
  • Mita
  • Yoshino
  • Yokoyama
  • Hachijō
  • Fuchū
  • Motohachiōji
  • Ongata
  • Nariki
  • Asakawa
  • Kanda-ku
  • Tanashi
  • Chiyoda-ku
  • Sunagawa
  • Hinode
  • Kyōbashi-ku
  • Tsurukawa
  • Chōfu
  • Kasumi
  • Shōwa
  • Tama
  • Ōme
  • Ōkagō
  • Nishifu
  • Kōjimachi-ku
  • Tadao
  • Itsukaichi
  • Chūō-ku
  • Nakano-ku
  • Minato-ku
  • Okutama
  • Toshima
  • Chōfu
  • Aogashima
  • Itabashi-ku
  • Taitō-ku
  • Kōtō-ku
  • Kodaira
  • Meguro-ku
  • Miyake
  • Ōta-ku
  • Kita-ku
  • Higashimurayama
  • Ogasawara
  • Shinjuku-ku
  • Koganei
  • Edogawa-ku
  • Kunitachi
  • Mitaka
  • Hachiōji
  • Setagaya-ku
  • Tama
  • Musashino
  • Yugi
  • Hōya
  • Nishitōkyō
  • Akiruno

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2005 12,576,611 - census
2010 13,159,388 4.43% census
2015 38,140,000 65.5% 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2019 13,942,856 -173.55% census
Prefecture de Tokyo, Préfecture de Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, dokyo do, dong jing, dong jing dou, toki'o, toukyouto, টোকিও, とうきょうと, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄 도