Tokyo City 東京市 | |||||||||
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City of Japan | |||||||||
1889–1943 | |||||||||
Wako store in Ginza, Tokyo City in 1933 | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1 May 1889 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1943 | ||||||||
Political subdivisions | 35 wards | ||||||||
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Tokyo City (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (or Tokyo-fu) which existed from 1 May 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on 1 July 1943.[1] The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the special wards of Tokyo. The newly-merged government became what is now Tokyo, also known as the Tokyo Metropolis or, ambiguously, Tokyo Prefecture.