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File:Tokyo 23 Special Wards Area Map.svg. ... English: the green part indicates where the 23 Special Wards are located in Tokyo. Date: 10 November 2012, 17:05:49: Source:
The Mori Memorial Foundation put forth a proposal in 1999 to consolidate the 23 wards into six larger cities for efficiency purposes, and an agreement was reached between the metropolitan and special ward governments in 2006 to consider realignment of the wards, but there has been minimal further movement to change the current special ward system.
Map of the National Capital Region (首都圏) of Japan, one of the various definitions of Tokyo/Kanto. The definition is according to the National Capital Region Planning Act (首都圏整備法). It should be noted that in informal occasions, the word National Capital Region (首都圏) often means much smaller area (Greater Tokyo).
English: The map of Tokyo Special Wards (English) 日本語: 東京特別区（東京23区）の地図 (英語) Date: 24 August 2012: Source: Own work: Author: Tokyoship:
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 02:44, 25 December 2008: 438 × 388 (329 KB): Gorgo: added tokyo bay: 23:16, 8 December 2006: 438 × 388 (320 KB): Dzag {{Information |Description=23 special wards of Tokyo with rōmaji transliteration. |Source=own work, selection from Image:TokyoMap.svg |Date=2006-12-09 |Author=Dzag |Permission= |other_versions= }}
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Tokyo Prefecture now encompasses 23 special wards, each a city unto itself, as well as many other cities, towns and even villages on the Japanese mainland and outlying islands. Each of the 23 special wards of Tokyo is legally equivalent to a city, though sometimes the 23 special wards as a whole are regarded as one city.