Greater Tokyo Area

Greater Tokyo Area
Greater Tokyo area around Tokyo Bay at night (2021)
Coordinates: 35°41′23″N 139°41′30″E / 35.68972°N 139.69167°E / 35.68972; 139.69167
Major Cities	Tokyo Metropolis (includes 23 special wards) Yokohama Kawasaki Saitama Kawaguchi Chiba Sagamihara
Area
• Urban	8,547 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
• Metro	13,452 km2 (5,194 sq mi)
GDP[1][2]
• National Capital Region	JP¥230,077 billion (2021) US$2.094 trillion (2021) (40% of Japan's GDP)

The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being Capital Region (首都圏, Shuto-ken).

As of 2016, the United Nations estimates the total population at 38,140,000.^{[3][needs update]} It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km² (5,200 mi²),^[4] giving it a population density of 2,642 people/km². It is the second-largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 8,547 km² (3,300 mi²), behind only the New York City metropolitan area at 11,642 km² (4,495 mi²).^[5] With over US$2 trillion GDP Tokyo remains the second wealthiest metropolitan area in the world also behind New York.