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The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 consisting of most of the prefectures
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Chiba
Chiba Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama, Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
, and Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
 (at the center). In Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , , and others.

A 2007 UN estimate puts the population at 35,676,000, making it the world's most populous metropolitan area
List of metropolitan areas by population

The question of which are the world's largest cities is a complex one, to which there is no single correct answer, simply because there are many different ways of defining a "city"....
. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km˛
Square metre

The square metre is the SI derived unit of area, with symbol m?. It is defined as the area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre....
 (5,200 mi˛), giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km˛. It is the second largest in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 7,800 km˛ (3,000 mi˛).






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The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 consisting of most of the prefectures
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Chiba
Chiba Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama, Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
, and Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
 (at the center). In Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , , and others.

A 2007 UN estimate puts the population at 35,676,000, making it the world's most populous metropolitan area
List of metropolitan areas by population

The question of which are the world's largest cities is a complex one, to which there is no single correct answer, simply because there are many different ways of defining a "city"....
. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km˛
Square metre

The square metre is the SI derived unit of area, with symbol m?. It is defined as the area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre....
 (5,200 mi˛), giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km˛. It is the second largest in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 7,800 km˛ (3,000 mi˛). Only the urban area surrounding New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, at 8,700 km˛, is larger.

This area has the largest metropolitan economy in the world. One Metropolis, Three Prefectures, one of the definition of the Greater Tokyo Area, had a total GDP (nominal) of approximately US$1.5 trillion (164 trillion Yen) in 2005. Research published by PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers

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, the agglomeration of Tokyo had a total GDP of US$1.191 trillion in 2005 (at purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity

The purchasing power parity theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. Developed by Gustav Cassel in 1920, it is based on the law of one price: the theory states that, in ideally efficient markets, identical goods should have only one price....
), ranking again as the largest urban agglomeration GDP
List of cities by GDP

Here is a list of urban areas by GDP as to 2005, measuring the economic power of a given urban area . Tokyo is number one among the richest cities in the world....
 in the world.

Definition

There are various different definitions of the Greater Tokyo Area. Each area has a different population.

Figures by definition


  • The , a southern part of the Kanto region, including the aforementioned one metropolis (Tokyo) and three prefectures (Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama) with the populations (as of Dec 2008) of 35.168 million. This is the most commonly used definition but misses many suburbs that lay outside the borders.
Map of Japan Highlighting the Greater Tokyo Area


  • The is one of the two definitions the Japan Statistics Bureau uses. It consists of all municipalities that have at least 1.5% of their population aged 15 and above commuting to a designated city (Yokohama
    Yokohama

    is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
    , Kawasaki
    Kawasaki, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between 23 special wards and Yokohama. It is the 8th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
    , Chiba
    Chiba, Chiba

    is the capital cities of Japan of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a City designated by government ordinance in 1992....
    , and Saitama
    Saitama, Saitama

    is the capital and the most populous cities of Japan of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Yono, Saitama and Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama....
    ) or the 23 special wards
    Special wards of Tokyo

    The are 23 Municipalities of Japan that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943....
    . Before Saitama became a designated city in 2001, the area was called . , the area has a population of 34.6 million.


  • The is another definition by the Japan Statistics Bureau. It is the set of municipalities that are completely or mostly within 50 and 70 kilometres of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

    The , also referred to as Tokyo City Hall or Tocho for short, houses the headquarters of the Politics of Tokyo; this comprises not only the 23 special wards, but also the cities, towns and villages that make up Tokyo as a whole....
    s in Shinjuku
    Shinjuku, Tokyo

    is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world , and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo....
    , with populations (as of 2000) of 30,724,000 and 34,394,000 respectively. However, suburbs tend to extend in a finger like outward along major train routes so this isn't the most accurate definition.


  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Employment Area
    Urban Employment Area

    is a definition of metropolitan areas, defined by the Center for Spatial Information Service, the University of Tokyo. It is different from the official definition of metropolitan areas defined by the Statistics Bureau, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications....
    , which is also called in Japanese, is the area defined by the Center for Spatial Information Service, the University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo

    The , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculty with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign....
    . It consists of all municipalities that have at least 10% of their population commuting to 23 special wards, with the populations (as of 2000) of 31.7 million.


For the definition in the below table, it uses the ???? Itto Sanken, subtracting out sparsely populated western mountainous areas (gun, ?) or areas that were consolidated from gun into sparse towns or cities and the far flung Izu Islands
Izu Islands

The are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshu, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo....
 of Tokyo prefecture. For Chiba East and southern coast areas are not included as they are suburban. Sometimes these areas are self governing areas within the prefecture. Note the total size is smaller than Los Angeles County.

Region (Core)Population
February 2008 estimates
Japan Statistics Bureau		Area
km˛		Density
per km˛
Tokyo Prefecture (Urban) 12,770,000 1,457.3 8,762.8
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefectures of Japan located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area....
 (Urban) 		8,877,000 2,191.1 4,051.4
Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama, Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
 (Urban) 		6,997,000 2,867.53 2,440.1
Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
 (West Bay) 		4,829,000 1,788.94 2,699.4
4 Prefectures, Core areas 33,473,000 8,304.87 4,030


For the table below, it includes continuous suburban areas not interrupted by rural land plus the core areas as above, using this definition, Greater Tokyo is still smaller in land area than the smallest metropolitan area definition for New York City, the MSA of New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
, which has 18.75 million people and 17,405 km˛. compared to Tokyo's 39.19 million and 16,410 km˛. This definition is very similar to Kanto Major Metropolitan Area, but updated for 2008. Extending the definition of Tokyo further doesn't significantly change the population figures as land becomes rural and mountainous. The Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines United States micropolitan area and United States metropolitan area. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties ....
 of New York is far looser definition at 30,671 km˛. and 21.9 million people.

Region
Continuous suburban areas		Population
February 2008 estimates		Area
km˛		Density
per km˛
Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
 (Suburban) 		1,288,400 3,368.56 382.48
Northeast (parts of Gunma
Gunma Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kanto region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi....
, Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Utsunomiya is famous for its many Jiaozi specialist shops....
) 		1,586,100 1,588.14 998.71
Northwest (parts of Tochigi, Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
) 		1,924,800 2,110.15 912.2
Southwest (part of Izu Peninsula
Izu Peninsula

The is a peninsula to the west of Tokyo on the Japanese island of Honshu. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, the Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka prefecture....
) 		916,400 1,038.85 934.6
Total Suburban Areas 5,715,400 8,105.70 705.1
Greater Tokyo 39,188,400 16,410.57 2,388


Various definitions of Tokyo/Kanto


Metropolitan Area definitions for Tokyo

  • The is a potentially ambiguous term. Informally, it may mean the One Metropolis, Three Prefectures, or the area without Saitama Prefecture. Formally, it may mean the South Kanto Block, which is not the Greater Tokyo Area, but a proportional representation
    Proportional representation

    Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
     block of the national election, comprising Kanagawa, Chiba, and Yamanashi Prefecture
    Yamanashi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kofu....
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  • In informal occasions, the term often means Greater Tokyo Area. Officially, the term refers to a much larger area, namely the whole Kanto region
    Kanto region

    The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region encompasses seven Prefectures of Japan which overlaps the Greater Tokyo Area: Gunma Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture, and Kanagawa Prefecture....
     and Yamanashi Prefecture
    Yamanashi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kofu....
    .


The Greater Tokyo Area continues to increase its population and density despite a demographic decline nationwide. It should be noted that Tokyo as a metropolis includes some 394 km of islands (Izu Islands
Izu Islands

The are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshu, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo....
 and Ogasawara Islands
Ogasawara Islands

The are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some 1,000 km directly south of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, they form one of the villages of Tokyo....
), as well as some mountainous areas to the far west, which are not part of Greater Tokyo, but have comparatively very small population.

Cities


(populations listed for those over 300,000)

Cities within Tokyo

Tokyo is legally classified as a , a word which translates as "metropolis," and is treated as one of the forty-seven prefectures of Japan
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
. It is not administered as a single city.

Eastern Tokyo Metropolis

Central Tokyo, situated in the eastern portion of Tokyo Metropolis, was once incorporated as Tokyo City
Tokyo City

was a Cities of Japan in Japan which existed from May 1, 1889 until its merger with Tokyo Prefecture in July 1, 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by independent Special wards of Tokyo....
, which was dismantled during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Its subdivisions have been reclassified as . The twenty three special wards currently have the legal status of cities, with individual mayors and city councils, and call themselves "cities" in English. However, when listing Japan's largest cities
List of Japanese cities by population

Japan has many major Cities of Japan. Many of these cities are crowded into a relatively small area of land along the Pacific Ocean coast of Honshu, between Tokyo and Kobe....
, Tokyo's twenty three wards are often counted as one city. See: Special wards of Tokyo
Special wards of Tokyo

The are 23 Municipalities of Japan that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was the Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943....


Western Tokyo Metropolis
Hachiojistkita
Western Tokyo
Western Tokyo

Western Tokyo or consists of the part of Tokyo Prefecture on the island of Honshu to the west of the Special wards of Tokyo. Whereas the special wards occupy the space that was formerly Tokyo City, western Tokyo consists of the 26 cities, three towns, and one village that were not part of the former city....
, known as the Tama Area (Tama-chiiki ????) comprises a number of municipalities, including these suburban cities:

  • Akiruno
    Akiruno, Tokyo

    Akiruno is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 81,475 and the population density of 1,084.63 persons per km?....
  • Akishima
    Akishima, Tokyo

    Akishima is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 113,034 and the population density of 6,314.31 persons per km?....
  • Chofu
    Chofu, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1955.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 210,428 and the population density of 9,773.71 persons per km?....
  • Fuchu
    Fuchu, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 236,491 and a population density of 8,060.36 persons per km?....
     
  • Fussa
    Fussa, Tokyo

    Fussa is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 61,337 and the population density of 5,989.94 persons per km?....
  • Hachioji
    Hachioji, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan, about 40 kilometers west of the center of the special wards of Tokyo.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 542,712 and the population density of 2,912.95/km?....
     (pop 540,000)
  • Hamura
    Hamura, Tokyo

    Hamura is a cities of Japan located in the western suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. It flanks the Tama River about 30 miles upriver from the mouth. It has boundaries with Tokyo communities Ome, Tokyo on the north and west, Mizuho, Tokyo on the east, Fussa, Tokyo on the south, and Akiruno, Tokyo on the west....
  • Higashikurume
    Higashikurume, Tokyo

    Higashikurume is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 113,809 and the population density of 8,808.75 persons per km?....
  • Higashimurayama
    Higashimurayama, Tokyo

    Higashimurayama is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 143,737 and the population density of 8,371.40 persons per km?....
  • Higashiyamato
  • Hino
    Hino, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 171,309 and the population density of 6,222.63 persons per km?....
  • Inagi
    Inagi, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 81,134 and the population density of 4,096.33 persons per km?....
  • Kiyose
    Kiyose, Tokyo

    Kiyose is a cities of Japan which is located in Tokyo, Japan....
  • Kodaira
    Kodaira, Tokyo

    Kodaira is a cities of Japan located in the western region of Tokyo, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 181,560 and a population density of 8,873.90 persons per km? as of January, 2007....
  • Koganei
    Koganei, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan. As of May 1, 2008, the city has an officially registered population of 113,355 and the population density of 10,003.09 persons per km?....
     
  • Kokubunji
    Kokubunji, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan in Tokyo, Japan.As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,335 . The total area is 11.48 km?. The city was founded on November 3, 1964....
  • Komae
    Komae, Tokyo

    Komae is a municipality administered as a cities of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of 30 municipalities in the western portion of Tokyo metropolis known as the Tama Area....
  • Kunitachi
    Kunitachi, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in the western part of the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 73,400....
  • Machida
    Machida, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in the western part of the greater metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1958.As of April, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 413,398 and a population density of 5,772.10 persons per km?....
     (pop over 410,000)
  • Mitaka
    Mitaka, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 175,995 and a population density of 10,666.36 persons per km?....
  • Musashimurayama
    Musashimurayama, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 66,150 and the population density of 4,303.84 persons per km?....
  • Musashino
    Musashino, Tokyo

    Musashino is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 136,326 and the population density of 12,705.13 persons per km?....
  • Nishitokyo
  • Ome
    Ome, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in Tokyo, Japan.As of September 1st, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 140,433 and a population density of 1,360 persons per km?....
  • Tachikawa
    Tachikawa, Tokyo

    is a cities of Japan located in western Tokyo, Japan.As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 174,605 and the population density of 7,976 people per square kilometre....
  • Tama
    Tama, Tokyo

    is a municipality classified as a cities of Japan, located in Tokyo, Japan.Its southern half form part of the Tama New Town project, Japan's largest residential development, constructed in the 1970s....


    • Cities outside Tokyo

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    The core cities of the Greater Tokyo Area outside Tokyo Metropolis are:

    • Chiba
      Chiba, Chiba

      is the capital cities of Japan of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a City designated by government ordinance in 1992....
       (population 940,000)
    • Kawasaki
      Kawasaki, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between 23 special wards and Yokohama. It is the 8th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
       (population 1.36 million)
    • Saitama
      Saitama, Saitama

      is the capital and the most populous cities of Japan of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Yono, Saitama and Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama....
       (population 1.19 million)
    • Yokohama
      Yokohama

      is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
       (population 3.62 million)


    The other cities in Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama Prefectures are:
    • Abiko
      Abiko, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The name of city literally means "My Grandson"....
    • Ageo
      Ageo, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2007, the city has an estimated population of 220,050 and the population density of 4,761.14 persons per km?....
    • Asahi
      Asahi, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan....
    • Asaka
      Asaka, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was named in 1932 after Prince Asaka who was an honorary chairman of the Tokyo Golf Club, which relocated to the area at that time....
    • Atsugi
      Atsugi, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 225,732 and a population density of 2,357.73 persons per km?....
    • Ayase
      Ayase, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 82,035 and the population density of 3,674.82 persons per km?....
    • Chichibu
      Chichibu, Saitama

      For the brother of the Hirohito, see Prince Chichibu. is a cities of Japan in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of November 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 71,721....
    • Chigasaki
      Chigasaki, Kanagawa

      Chigasaki is a cities of Japan located in central Kanagawa Prefecture.The city was founded on October 1, 1947.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 225,156 and the population density of 6,305.12 persons per km?....
    • Choshi
      Choshi, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located on the Pacific Ocean in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the easternmost city in the Greater Tokyo Area.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 72,348 and the population density of 862 persons per km?....
    • Ebina
      Ebina, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 126,368 and the population density of 4,583.35 persons per km?....
    • Fujimi
      Fujimi, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of November 302005, the city has an estimated population of 104,937 and a population density of approximately 5,327 persons per km?....
    • Fujimino
      Fujimino, Saitama

      is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, about 30 km from central Tokyo. The city is surrounded by Kawagoe, Saitama, Fujimi, Saitama, and Miyoshi, Saitama....
    • Fujisawa
      Fujisawa, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 394,990 and the population density of 5,682.49 persons per km?....
       (pop 400,000)
    • Fukaya
      Fukaya, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in the north of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo era, it was an inn-town on the Nakasendo , and grew during this period....
    • Funabashi
      Funabashi, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of 2007, it has a population of 582,411 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
       (pop 580,000)
    • Futtsu
      Futtsu, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 51,528 and the population density of 251.17 persons per km?....
    • Gyoda
      Gyoda, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 85,781 and a population density of 1,393.68 persons per km?....
    • Hadano
      Hadano, Kanagawa

      Hadano is a Cities of Japan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of March 2008, Hadano has an estimated population of 169,111 and a population density of 1,632.19 persons per km?; it has a total area of 103.61 km?....
    • Hanno
      Hanno, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 82,701 and the population density of 614.42 persons per km?....
    • Hanyu
      Hanyu, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 57,292 and the population density of 978.51 persons per km?....
    • Hasuda
      Hasuda, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on October 1, 1972.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 64,325 and the population density of 2,358.82 persons per km?....
    • Hatogaya
      Hatogaya, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 56,183 and the population density of 9,032.64 persons per km?....
    • Hidaka
      Hidaka, Saitama

      is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 12005, the city has an estimated population of 54,404 and a population density of 1,145 persons per km?....
    • Higashimatsuyama
      Higashimatsuyama, Saitama

      is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 90,417 and a population density of 1,384 persons per km?....
    • Hiratsuka
      Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

      is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Hiratsuka is located on the Kanto plain midway between Tokyo and Mt. Fuji, and has a 5 Kilometer coastline in the Shonan area on the Pacific Ocean in Sagami bay....
    • Honjo
      Honjo, Saitama

      is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 61,114 and the population density of 1,664.32 persons per km?....
    • Ichihara
      Ichihara, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2006, the city has an estimated population of 280,178 and the population density of 761 persons per km?....
    • Ichikawa
      Ichikawa, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1934.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 462,249 and the population density of 8,044.71 persons per km?....
       (pop. 470,000)
    • Inzai
      Inzai, Chiba

      is a cities of Japan located in the north-west of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the important area connecting Tokyo and Narita.As of late October 2005, the city has an estimated population of 61,802....
    • Iruma
      Iruma, Saitama

      is a city in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, and is located on the island of Honshu.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 150,176 and the population density of 3,356.64 persons per km?....
  • Isehara
    Isehara, Kanagawa

    Isehara is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, Isehara has an estimated population of 100,620 and a population density of 1,812 persons per km?....
  • Kamagaya
    Kamagaya, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2008, the city has an estimated population of 104,768. The total area is 21.11 km?....
  • Kamakura
    Kamakura, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called . Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is sometimes considered a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Shikken during the Kamakura Period....
  • Kamogawa
    Kamogawa, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003 data , the city has an estimated population of 37,018 and the population density of 194 persons per km?....
  • Kashiwa
    Kashiwa, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 382,957. The total area is 114.90 km?....
     (pop 380,000)
  • Kasukabe
    Kasukabe, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in eastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, approximately 30 kilometers north of Tokyo. Formerly located within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama and Minamisaitama District, Saitama Districts ....
  • Katsuura
    Katsuura, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 22,790 and the population density of 241.91 persons per km?....
  • Kawagoe
    Kawagoe, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo.As of June 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 335,638 ....
     (pop 330,000)
  • Kawaguchi
    Kawaguchi, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1933.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 500,140 and the population density of 8780.87 persons per km?....
     (pop 500,000)
  • Kazo
    Kazo, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 68,300 and a population density of 1,149.83 persons per km?....
  • Kimitsu
    Kimitsu, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 89,042 and the population density of 279 persons per km?....
  • Kisarazu
    Kisarazu, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1942.As of 2003, Kisarazu city has an estimated population of 122,542 and a population density of 883.82 persons per km?....
  • Kitamoto
    Kitamoto, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 70,237 and the population density of 3,540.17 persons per km?....
  • Koshigaya
    Koshigaya, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 314,021 and the population density of 5,206.78 persons per km?....
     (population 318,000)
  • Konosu
  • Kuki
    Kuki, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 72,752 and the population density of 2,869.90 persons per km?....
  • Kumagaya
    Kumagaya, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan and a part of the Greater Tokyo Area.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 204,789 ....
  • Matsudo
    Matsudo, Chiba

    is the third-largest cities of Japan in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and a major bedroom community in the Greater Tokyo Area. As of January 1, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 481,119....
     (pop 480,000)
  • Minamiashigara
    Minamiashigara, Kanagawa

    Minamiashigara is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 44,318 and the population density of 576.08 persons per km?....
  • Misato
    Misato, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It borders Chiba Prefecture.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 129,716 and a population density of 4,300.93 persons per km?....
  • Miura
    Miura, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.It is a city bordering the sea. It is well known for Miura Marathon which is normally held in March First Week....
  • Mobara
    Mobara, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2008, the city has an estimated population of 92,921 and the population density of 929 persons per km?....
  • Nagareyama
    Nagareyama, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2008, the city has an estimated population of 157,058. The total area is 35.28 km?....
  • Narashino
    Narashino, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, adjacent to the western seaside of Chiba, Chiba, in Greater Tokyo.As of August 2006, the city has an estimated population of 158,782 and the population density of 7,564.6 persons per km?....
  • Narita
    Narita, Chiba

    ||-||-||} is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....
  • Niiza
    Niiza, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation. Niiza is located at the southernmost part of Saitama....
  • Noda
    Noda, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 153,422. The total area is 103.54 km?....
  • Odawara
    Odawara, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on December 20, 1940. Odawara has had a Town twinning relationship with Chula Vista, CA for over 25 years....
  • Okegawa
    Okegawa, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on November 3, 1970, and as of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 73,881 and the population density of 2,924.82 persons per km?....
  • Sagamihara
    Sagamihara, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, Kanagawa, and the fifth most populous suburb in Greater Tokyo....
     (pop 700,000)
  • Sakado
    Sakado, Saitama

    is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 100,240 . The total area is 40.97 km?.The town of Sakado was upgraded to cities of Japan on September 1, 1976....
  • Sakura
    Sakura, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. It is situated 40 kilometers northeast of the Japanese capital Tokyo and nearly 15 kilometers from Narita International Airport....
  • Satte
    Satte, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,392 and the population density of 1,631.58 persons per km?....
  • Sawara
    Sawara, Chiba

    Sawara was a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, founded on March 15, 1951. In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 47,217 and a population density of 393.87 persons per km?....
  • Sayama
    Sayama, Saitama

    , formerly known as Irumagawa, is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 160,917 and the population density of 3,281.34 persons per km?....
  • Shiki
    Shiki, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on October 26, 1970. As of 1 April 2008, it has an estimated population of 69,549....
  • Shiroi
    Shiroi, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of late November 2008, the city has an estimated population of 59,028. The total area is 35.41 km?....
  • Sodegaura
    Sodegaura, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 59,259 and the population density of 624.30 persons per square kilometer....
  • Soka
    Soka, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 238,361 and the population density of 8,692.96 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tateyama
    Tateyama, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It lies at the mouth of Tokyo Bay, on the more easterly side....
  • Toda
    Toda, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The city is located beside the Arakawa river which separates it from Tokyo. The Sasame river also flows through the city before joining the Arakawa....
  • Togane
    Togane, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 61,318 and the population density of 686.34 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tokorozawa
    Tokorozawa, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the central part of the Musashino plain, about 30 km west of downtown Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community....
     (pop 338,000)
  • Tomisato
    Tomisato, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.After the 2000 Census, the town has more than 50,000 people, good enough to gain city status....
  • Tsurugashima
    Tsurugashima, Saitama

    is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1 2008, the city has an estimated population of 69,919 . The total area is 17.73 km?.The city was founded when the town of Tsurugashima was upgraded to cities of Japan on September 1, 1991....
  • Urayasu
    Urayasu, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in western Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on the border with Tokyo. It is best known as the home of the Tokyo Disney Resort....
  • Wako
    Wako, Saitama

    is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 May 2008, the city has an estimated population of 76,221. The total area is 11.04 km?.It was formerly home to a Honda factory, but is now the location for the company's technical development section....
  • Warabi
    Warabi, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Warabi is the name of a bracken. The city was founded on April 1, 1959.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 71,034 and a population density of 13,928.24 persons per km?....
  • Yachimata
    Yachimata, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 75,095 and the population density of 1,003.01 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yachiyo
    Yachiyo, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2008, the city has an estimated population of 185,035 and the population density of 3,610 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yamato
    Yamato, Kanagawa

    Yamato is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 223,127 and the population density of 8,250 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yashio
    Yashio, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 81,148 and the population density of 4500.7 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yokaichiba
    Yokaichiba, Chiba

    Yokaichiba was a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on July 1, 1954 and dissolved on January 23, 2006 when it merged with the town of Nosaka, Chiba from Sousa District, Chiba to form the new city of Sosa, Chiba....
  • Yokosuka
    Yokosuka, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay....
     (pop 420,000)
  • Yoshikawa
    Yoshikawa, Saitama

    is a cities of Japan located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,711 and the population density of 1,856.77 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yotsukaido
    Yotsukaido, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1981. It is a sister city of Livermore, CA, United States....
  • Zama
    Zama, Kanagawa

    Zama is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 127,704 and the population density of 7,260 persons per square kilometer....
  • Zushi
    Zushi, Kanagawa

    is a cities of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The city lies in an alluvial plain formed by the and surrounded by low, steep hills. It borders to the north with the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa, to the east and south with Yokohama's Kanazawa-ku, Yokosuka, and Hayama....


    • source: stat.go.jp census 2005

    Additional cities

    In the major metropolitan area (MMA) definition used by the Japanese Statistics Bureau, the following cities in Ibaraki
    Ibaraki Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
    , Tochigi
    Tochigi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Utsunomiya is famous for its many Jiaozi specialist shops....
    , Gunma
    Gunma Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kanto region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi....
    , Yamanashi
    Yamanashi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kofu....
    , and Shizuoka
    Shizuoka Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka....
     Prefectures are included:

    Gunma Prefecture
    Gunma Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kanto region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi....
    • Tatebayashi
      Tatebayashi, Gunma

      is a cities of Japan located in Gunma prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 80,629 and the population density of 1,322.22 persons per square kilometer....


    Ibaraki Prefecture
    Ibaraki Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
    • Inashiki
      Inashiki, Ibaraki

      is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2005 population data, the city has an estimated population of 50,142 and a population density of 282 persons per km?....
    • Ishioka
      Ishioka, Ibaraki

      is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 52,755 and the population density of 885.15 persons per km?....
    • Joso
      Joso, Ibaraki

      is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 42,342 and the population density of 531.40 persons per km?....
    • Kasumigaura
      Kasumigaura, Ibaraki

      is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Kasumigaura was formerly a town in Niihari District, Ibaraki and became a city on March 28, 2005 after merging with the neighboring town of Chiyoda, Ibaraki....
  • Koga
    Koga, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan....
  • Moriya
    Moriya, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 56,976 and the population density of 1,470.90 persons per km?....
  • Ryugasaki
    Ryugasaki, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan....
  • Toride
    Toride, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of March 1, 2008 , the city has an estimated population of 109,926 and the population density of 1,570 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tsuchiura
    Tsuchiura, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture prefecture, in Japan. It is situated along the western shores of Lake Kasumigaura, the List of lakes in Japan in Japan....
  • Tsukuba
    Tsukuba, Ibaraki

    is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is known as the location of the , a planned city developed in the 1960s.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 207,394 and a population density of 730 persons per square kilometer....
  • Ushiku
    Ushiku, Ibaraki

    is a cities of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 75,190 and a population density of 1,276.79 persons per square kilometer....


    • Shizuoka Prefecture
    Shizuoka Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka....
    • Atami
      Atami, Shizuoka

      is a cities of Japan located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The name literally means "hot ocean", a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs....


    Tochigi Prefecture
    Tochigi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Utsunomiya is famous for its many Jiaozi specialist shops....
    • Oyama
      Oyama, Tochigi

      is a cities of Japan located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 162,283 and the population density of 946 persons per square kilometer....


    Yamanashi Prefecture
    Yamanashi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kofu....
    • Otsuki
      Otsuki, Yamanashi

      is a cities of Japan located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on August 8, 1954. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 29,803 and the population density of 106 persons per square kilometer....
    • Uenohara


    Border areas
    Greater Tokyo is bordered by metropolitan areas of Numazu
    Numazu, Shizuoka

    is a cities of Japan located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan....
    -Atami
    Atami, Shizuoka

    is a cities of Japan located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The name literally means "hot ocean", a reference to the town's famous onsen hot springs....
     (approx. 500,000) to the southwest, Maebashi
    Maebashi, Gunma

    is the capital cities of Japan of Gunma prefecture in Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai. On December 5, 2004 the former town of Ogo, Gunma and former villages of Kasukawa, Gunma and Miyagi, Gunma from Seta District, Gunma merged into the city....
    -Takasaki
    Takasaki, Gunma

    is a cities of Japan located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1900.Takasaki is a regional transportation hub because its train station is the junction of several rail lines as well as a Shinkansen stop....
    -Ota
    Ota, Gunma

    is a cities of Japan located 50 miles northwest of Tokyo, in Eastern Gunma prefecture, Japan. This city is located between the Tone River and Watarase River rivers....
    -Ashikaga
    Ashikaga, Tochigi

    is a cities of Japan located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Ashikaga is located 80 km north of Tokyo.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 156,917 and a population density of 882.45 persons per km?....
     (approx. 1,500,000 people) on the northwest, and Greater Utsunomiya
    Utsunomiya, Tochigi

    is the Capital and the most populous cities of Japan of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 505,381 and a population density of 1,212 persons per square kilometer....
     (approx. 800,000) to the north. If these areas are included, Greater Tokyo's population would be around 38-39 million.

    Geography

    At the centre of the main urban area (approximately the first 10km from Tokyo Station
    Tokyo Station

    is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, near the Kokyo grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
    ) are the 23 special wards, formerly treated as a single city but now governed as separate municipalities, and containing many major commercial centres such as Shinjuku, Shibuya
    Shibuya, Tokyo

    is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
    , Ikebukuro
    Ikebukuro

    , a part of Toshima, Tokyo ward, is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of the Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station and several extremely large department stores....
     and Ginza
    Ginza

    Ginza is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi....
    . Around the 23 special wards are a multitude of suburban cities which merge seamlessly into each other to form a continuous built up area, circumnavigated by the heavily-travelled Route 16
    Route 16 (Japan)

    National Route 16 is a National highways of Japan in Japan. A beltway around Tokyo, it links the major prefectural capital Municipalities of Japan of Yokohama, Kanagawa , Saitama, Saitama , and Chiba, Chiba as well as Hachioji, Tokyo ....
     which forms a (broken) loop about 40km from central Tokyo. Situated along the loop are the major cities of Yokohama (to the south of Tokyo), Hachioji (to the west), Omiya (now part of Saitama City, to the north), and Chiba (to the east). Within the Route 16 loop, the coastline of Tokyo Bay
    Tokyo Bay

    is a bay in the southern Kanto region of Japan. Its old name was ....
     is heavily industrialised, with the Keihin Industrial Area stretching from Tokyo down to Yokohama, and the Keiyo Industrial Area from Tokyo eastwards to Chiba. Along the periphery of the main urban area are numerous new suburban housing developments such as the Tama New Town
    Tama New Town

    is a large residential development, straddling the municipalities of Hachioji, Tokyo, Tama, Tokyo, Inagi, Tokyo and Machida, Tokyo cities, in Tokyo, Japan....
    . The landscape is relatively flat compared to most of Japan, most of it comprising low hills.

    Outside the Route 16 loop the landscape becomes more rural. To the southwest is an area known as Shonan
    Shonan

    Shonan is the name of a resort-oriented region along the coast of Sagami Bay in central Japan. Centered on Enoshima, an island about 50 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shonan region stretches from Oiso, Kanagawa in the west to Hayama, Kanagawa in the east, including Kamakura, Kanagawa and Hiratsuka, Kanagawa ....
     comprising various cities and towns along the coast of Sagami Bay
    Sagami Bay

    Sagami Bay , also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea, lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shonan coastline to the north, while the island of Oshima marks the sout...
    , with their long beaches comprising black volcanic sand, and to the west the area is mountainous.

    Many rivers run through the area, the major ones being Arakawa
    Arakawa River

    The Arakawa River is one of the principal rivers flowing through Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. The point of origin is on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and the Arakawa empties into Tokyo Bay, spanning 173 kilometers....
     and Tama River
    Tama River

    The is a major river in Yamanashi Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshu, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Government of Japan....
    .

    Economy


    Tokyo has the largest city economy in the world and one of three command centers along with New York City and London.

    Greater Tokyo Area 2005

    • 2005 average exchange rate (1 US Dollar = 110.22 Yen)
    Prefecture Gross Prefecture Product
    (in billion Yen)    		 Gross Prefecture Product
    (in billion US$)
    Tokyo
    92,269
    837
    Kanagawa
    31,184
    282
    Saitama
    Saitama Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama, Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
    20,650
    187
    Chiba
    Chiba Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
    19,917
    180
    Ibaraki
    Ibaraki Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
    10,955
    99
    Tochigi
    Tochigi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. Utsunomiya is famous for its many Jiaozi specialist shops....
    8,195
    74
    Gunma
    Gunma Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kanto region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi....
    7,550
    68
    Yamanashi
    Yamanashi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kofu....
    3,206
    29
    The One Metropolis
    and Three Prefectures
    164,020
    1,488
    National Capital Region
    193,926
    1,759
    Source

    GDP(nominal) 2005


    Greater Tokyo Area and Top 10 Countries.
    Rank Country GDP (in billion US$)
    1
    12,416
    2
    4,533
    3
    2,794
    4
    2,243
    5
    2,201
    6
    2,126
    7
    1,762
     (National Capital Region)
    1,759
      (The One Metropolis
    and Three Prefectures    )
    1,488
    8
    1,124
    9
    1,113
    10
    882


    GDP (purchasing power parity) 2005

    The agglomeration of Tokyo is the world's largest economy, with the largest gross metropolitan product at purchasing power parity (PPP)
    Purchasing power parity

    The purchasing power parity theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. Developed by Gustav Cassel in 1920, it is based on the law of one price: the theory states that, in ideally efficient markets, identical goods should have only one price....
     in the world in 2005 according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers
    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's largest professional services firm. It was formed in 1998 from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, both formed in London....
    .

    Rank Urban agglomerations Country GDP(PPP)
    (in billion US$)
    1 Tokyo
    Tokyo

    , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
    1,191
    2 New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
    1,133
    3 Los Angeles
    Los Ángeles

    Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
    639
    4 Chicago
    Chicago

    Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
    460
    5 Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
    460
    6 London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
    452
    7 Osaka
    Osaka

    is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
    341
    8 Mexico City
    Mexico City

    Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
    315
    9 Philadelphia
    312
    10 Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
    299


    Transportation

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    Air

    The Greater Tokyo Area has two major airports, Tokyo International Airport
    Tokyo International Airport

    , located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is commonly known as .Although Haneda was originally the primary airport for the Tokyo region, it now shares that role with Narita International Airport....
     (chiefly domestic) and Narita International Airport
    Narita International Airport

    is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. It is located 60 kilometers from downtown Tokyo....
     (chiefly international). Minor facilities include the Chofu
    Chofu Airport

    is an airport located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan, west of central Tokyo. It is administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The airport's main commercial activity is New Central Airlines' commuter flights to the islands south of Tokyo....
     and Honda Airport
    Honda Airport

    is a private airfield in the town of Kawajima, Saitama, Hiki District, Saitama, and the city of Okegawa, Saitama, both in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Another name for it is Okegawa Airfield....
    . Tokyo Heliport
    Tokyo Heliport

    is a heliport in Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, mainly used for chartered flights in the Greater Tokyo Area.Access to the airport is through Shin-Kiba Station....
     serves helicopter traffic, including police, fire, and news. Various military facilities handle air traffic: Naval Air Facility Atsugi
    Naval Air Facility Atsugi

    is a naval air base located in the cities of Yamato, Kanagawa and Ayase, Kanagawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest United States Navy air base in the Pacific and houses the squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 5, which deploys with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington....
     (United States Navy
    United States Navy

    The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
     and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
    Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

    The , or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
    ), Hyakuri Airfield
    Hyakuri Airfield

    [Image:Hyakuri Airfield location.svg|thumb|right|210px|Hyakuri Airfield or Hyakuri Air Base is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force air base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan....
     (Japan Air Self-Defense Force
    Japan Air Self-Defense Force

    The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations....
    ), Yokota Air Base
    Yokota Air Base

    , is a United States Air Force base located in the city of Fussa, Tokyo and surrounding communities in Tokyo, Japan.The base houses 14,000 personnel....
     (United States Air Force
    United States Air Force

    The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Military of the United States and one of the uniformed services of the United States....
    ), and Camp Zama
    Camp Zama

    is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama, Kanagawa and Sagamihara, Kanagawa, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 40 kilometers southwest of Tokyo....
     (United States Army
    United States Army

    The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
    ). Hyakuri is being developed for civil aviation with plans for service to begin in March 2010; it will be called Ibaraki Airport.

    Rail

    Greater Tokyo has an extensive railway network comprising high-speed rail
    Shinkansen

    File:JR East Shinkansen lineup 200 E2 E4 E1 Niigata Depot 20071100.JPGThe is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies....
    , commuter rails, subway
    Rapid transit

    A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
    s, monorail
    Monorail

    A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track....
    s, private lines
    Private railway

    A private railroad is a rail transport run by a private corporation, as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector....
    , tram
    Tram

    A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
    s and others. There are around 136 individual rail lines in the Greater Tokyo Area, and between 1,000 to 1,200 railway stations depending on one's definition of the area, most designed for heavy use, usually long enough to accommodate 10-car trains. Major stations are designed to accommodate hundreds of thousands of passengers at any given time, with miles of connecting tunnels linking vast department stores and corporate offices. Tokyo Station
    Tokyo Station

    is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, near the Kokyo grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
     has underground connections that stretch well over 4 kilometers, and Shinjuku Station
    Shinjuku Station

    is a train station located in Shinjuku, Tokyo and Shibuya, Tokyo 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and rapid transit lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007, making it the bus...
     has well over 200 exits. Greater Tokyo's Railway Network is easily considered the world's largest in terms of both daily passenger throughput with a daily trips of over 40 million (20 million different passengers) as well as physical extent with approximately 2,578 kilometers of track. Some 57 percent of all Greater Tokyo residents used rail as their primary means of transport in 2001.

    JR East
    East Japan Railway Company

    is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railway companies. It is often known as ....
     and many other carriers crisscross the region with a network of rail lines. (See showing the Suica
    Suica

    is a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001, the card is usable currently in the Kanto region, at East Japan Railway Company stations near Sendai, Miyagi and Niigata, Niigata, and in the Kinki region on West Japan Railway Company....
    /PASMO
    PASMO

    is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport introduced in Tokyo, Japan, on March 18, 2007.Pasmo is a development of the system used by many non JR East railway lines in the Tokyo region....
     accepting area that roughly corresponds with Greater Tokyo.) The most important carriers include Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway
    Keihin Electric Express Railway

    The , also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Kanagawa and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture....
     (Keikyu), Keisei Electric Railway
    Keisei Electric Railway

    The is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of contractions of "Tokyo " Kei and "Narita" sei which the railways main line connects....
    , Keio Electric Railway, Odakyu Electric Railway
    Odakyu Electric Railway

    The , or OER, is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romance car series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Kanagawa, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa....
    , Seibu Railway
    Seibu Railway

    is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in Rail transport, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi Province," referring to the historic name for this area....
    , Tobu Railway
    Tobu Railway

    is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kanto region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, and Gunma Prefecture Prefectures....
    , and Tokyu Corporation. In addition to Tokyo's two subway systems (Tokyo Metro
    Tokyo Metro

    is one of two Rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation....
     and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
    Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

    The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as ?? Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ."...
     (Toei and Toden
    Tokyo Toden

    The or simply Toden, is the Tram network of Tokyo, Japan. Of all its former routes, only one, the Toden Arakawa Line, remains in service. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates the Toden....
     lines), Yokohama operates three lines
    Yokohama Municipal Subway

    is the rapid transit network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist....
    . The Tokyo Monorail
    Tokyo Monorail

    is a monorail system connecting Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan to Hamamatsucho Station in Minato, Tokyo. The trains operate along an elevated line that follows the coast of Tokyo Bay....
     provides service to Haneda Airport and other destinations.

    Other

    The Shuto Expressway
    Shuto Expressway

    File:Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway map.svg is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the ....
     system connects other national expressways
    Expressways of Japan

    The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads....
     in the capital region.

    Tokyo and Yokohama are major commercial seaports, and both the Maritime Self-Defense Force and United States Navy
    United States Navy

    The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
     maintain naval bases at Yokosuka.

    See also

    • List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population
      List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population

      This table contains lists of Japanese metropolitan areas , as defined by . The lists include the prefectures containing the region, the population of the region, and the central cities of each region....
    • National Capital Region (Japan)
      National Capital Region (Japan)

      The National Capital Region of Japan refers to the Greater Tokyo Area as defined by the National Capital Region Planning Act of 1956 , which defines it as "Tokyo and its surrounding area declared by government ordinances"....
       briefly shows the two definitions of the "Capital Area" (Shuto-ken.)


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