Tokyo

n. capital city of Japan

, or more formally , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city, as defined by Japanese law.Because it is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan.Tokyo is the most populous prefecture and city in the country. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, although each administratively a city in its own right, constitute the area informally considered as the "city of Tokyo" and are collectively one of the largest cities in the world with a total population of over 8 million people. The total population of the prefecture exceeds 12 million.
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Noun
1. the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
(synonym) Tokio, Yeddo, Yedo, Edo, Japanese capital, capital of Japan
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Honshu, Hondo

n. Tokyo, capital city of Japan

n. Tokyo, capital city of Japan