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In everyday English, Tokyo as a whole is also referred to as a city even though it contains 62 cities, towns, villages and special wards. The closest English equivalents for the special wards would be the London boroughs or New York City boroughs if Greater London and New York City had been abolished in the same way as Tokyo City, making the ...
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A ward (区, ku) is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. [1] Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city").
English: 23 Special Wards of Tokyo with rōmaji transliteration. ... This map was created with Inkscape. ... Description=23 special wards of Tokyo with rōmaji ...
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The special wards (特別区, tokubetsu-ku) are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Together, they occupy the land that was originally the Tokyo City before it was abolished in 1943 to become part of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis.
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 ...
Each such special ward has a status equivalent to a city in Japan. In this way they differ from ordinary wards within cities. See also: Category:Wards of cities in Japan and Category:Dissolved municipalities of Tokyo .