Tokyo Prefecture
This article is about the historical Tokyo Prefecture. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 | |||||
Prefecture of Japan | |||||
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Capital | Tokyo City | ||||
History | |||||
• | Established | 2 October 1868 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1 July 1943 | |||
Political subdivisions | 3 cities 3 Districts | ||||
Today part of | Part of the Tokyo Metropolis |
Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, とうきょうふ|Tōkyō-fu or Tōkei-fu) is a former Japanese government entity which existed between 1869 and 1943.[1]
History
Tokyo Prefectural Office and Tokyo City Hall, Taishō period
In 1943, the prefecture's municipalities, including the traditional city of Tokyo, became part of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to) or "Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area".[1]
Tōkyō-fu ("Tokyo Prefecture") | |||
Tōkyō-shi ("Tokyo City") | Other cities (shi) | towns (machi) and villages (mura) (until 1920s subordinate to counties/districts) (island municipalities subordinate to subprefectures) | |
Wards (ku) |
References
- 1 2 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 東京都年表 (Japanese); retrieved 2012-8-25.
Further reading
- Jacobs, A.J. (8 October 2010). "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s" (PDF). Urban Studies Research. 2011: 5. doi:10.1155/2011/692764. Retrieved 22 August 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - Steiner, Kurt. (1965). Local Government in Japan.
External links
Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.68°N 139.77°E
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