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
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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