Is Tokyo the capital of Japan?

Japan has no legal capital. Tokyo is a first-class administrative region located in Kanto, Japan. Together with prefectures, Tokyo belongs to the first-class administrative division (wide-area local public organization) of Japan, and is actually the capital of Japan.

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The jurisdiction includes Tokyo, Tama Prefecture, Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands and other areas, as well as the southernmost (Okinawa Reef) and easternmost (Nanniao Island) of Japan.

With an area of about 2 188 square kilometers and a population of13.74 million, it ranks first among all prefectures and counties in Japan. The whole territory is divided into 23 districts, 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages, among which the capital office is located in Shinjuku District. As of 20 17, in terms of GDP, Tokyo is the largest city in the world, followed by new york.

In 20 10, Tokyo's per capita GDP reached 6955 17 1 yen (converted to 7926 1 USD at the international exchange rate of that year), ranking first in the world. Tokyo metropolitan area with Tokyo as its core is the largest metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 36 million.

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history

Tokyo was called Edo before the Meiji era, and its name first appeared in heian period, where villages appeared. 1488, edo city was built. 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu established the edo shogunate here, making it the administrative center of Japan. At that time, Tokyo, the capital and Osaka, the economic hub, were collectively called the three major cities in Japan.

1868 after the return of the great government, edo replaced Kyoto as the capital of Japan, renamed Tokyo, and established Tokyo. 1 may, 8891day, Tokyo, with downtown Tokyo as its main jurisdiction, was established and was under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo government.

1943, 1 In July, Tokyo and Tokyo merged into Tokyo, which is still in use today. Until today, Tokyo has been the development center of Japan in the fields of politics, economy and culture.

climate

Tokyo and kanto region mostly have temperate monsoon climate [1]. Like most places in Honshu, Japanese students get the most sunshine in May, the first half of June and the end of July to the end of August during their summer vacation.

When the weather is fine, April comes next. As for June, September and 10, the sunshine hours in the whole year are the least. The weather cycle changes in the first half of spring, and thunderstorms may occur due to the influence of cold vortex, but there are more sunny days than rainy days.