Tokyo, Tokyo

This article is about Tokyo City in Tokyo Prefecture. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
Map of Tokyo City before the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
Tokyo Prefectural Office and Tokyo City Hall

Tokyo City (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a Japanese city in Tokyo Prefecture in 1889 through 1943.

History

In 1869, the city of Edo was renamed Tokyo, which means "Eastern Capital". The offices of Tokyo Prefecture were also opened.

In 1943, the city was abolished. All of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo merged with Tokyo Prefecture to form the Tokyo Metropolis.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "東京都年表" (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2012-08-25.