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Tokyo Shibuya district, Tokyo Map showing the location of Tokyo on the eastern coast of Japan, with surrounding countries including China, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia, and nearby bodies of water such as the Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean, and East China Sea. A worker in dark clothing inspects large frozen tuna lined up on the floor at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan, using a tool to check the fish. Nijū Bridge Map with two panels showing the location and administrative divisions of Tokyo, Japan. The left panel displays Japan with the Tokyo metropolitan area highlighted in red. The right panel is a close-up of the region, color-coding Tokyo city in dark purple, Tokyo prefecture in purple, and the broader Tokyo metropolitan area in red, along with neighboring prefectures such as Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Major cities and Tokyo Bay are also labeled. Asahi shimbun headquarters UFJ Holdings, Inc.: head office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. bus Metropolitan Police Department command center
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Tokyo, Japan. Oct 19, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Houston Open Educational Resources - CHIN/WCL 3342: Tales of East Asian Cities - History and Politics of Tokyo. Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Tokyo (PDF). May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Web Japan - Tokyo, a 400-Year Narrative (PDF). Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Reuters - Tokyo�Asia�s Bustling, Very Livable Financial Capital. Feb 07, 2025
Population updated. Sep 23, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Tokyo, Japan. Aug 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Tokyo, Japan. Aug 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Simon Fraser University - Tokyo History. Mar 25, 2021
Corrected display issue. Oct 29, 2020
Population data updated. Mar 09, 2016
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Tokyo, Japan. Apr 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Tokyo, Japan. Apr 12, 2013
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Tokyo, Japan. Apr 12, 2013
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Tokyo, Japan. Apr 08, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Tokyo, Japan. Apr 07, 2011
Media added. Nov 26, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Tokyo. Jul 07, 2008
Population data updated. Jul 19, 2007
Media added. Jul 19, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Oct 12, 2006
Added new Web site: Tokyo Food Page. Jun 27, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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