Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and serves as the country’s main political, economic, and cultural center.

Quick Scoop

  • The capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
  • Tokyo became the capital when the imperial court moved there from Kyoto in the late 19th century, and it is now widely recognized as Japan’s capital even though no single law explicitly names it as such.
  • Today, Tokyo is Japan’s most populous city and the core of the Greater Tokyo Area, one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world.

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