Tokyo City
Videos
Tokyo City was a municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City
Ginza Street in 1936
Shinjuku at night in 1930s
Ginza line in early Showa era
Mitsukoshi Dry Goods Store
Special wards of Tokyo
Videos
The 23 special wards of Tokyo are a unique form of municipality under Japan's 1947 Local Autonomy Law. They are city-level wards: primary subdivisions of a prefecture with municipal autonomy. Together
Tokyo City
…existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the special wards of Tokyo. The defunct city and its prefecture became what is now Tokyo, also known as the Tokyo Metropolis or, ambiguously, Tokyo Prefecture. In 1868…
Shinjuku, one of Tokyo's special wards
Asakusa
Ginza
Marunouchi