| Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 | |||||||||
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| Prefecture of Japan | |||||||||
| 1868–1943 | |||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
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 Ginza, Tokyo City, in 1933 | |||||||||
| Capital | Tokyo City | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.68°N 139.77°E | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 2 October 1868 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1943 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 3 cities 3 Districts | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Part of the Tokyo Metropolis | ||||||||
- This article is about Tokyo Prefecture. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu or Tōkei-fu) is a former Japanese government entity starting in 1869 and ending in 1943
In 1943, the prefecture's municipalities, including the traditional city of Tokyo, became part of the newly formed Tokyo metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to) or "greater Tokyo metropolian area".
