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Kyoto was the largest city in Japan until the late 16th century, when its population was surpassed by those of Osaka and Edo. [19] Before World War II, Kyoto vied with Kobe and Nagoya to rank as the fourth- or fifth-largest city in Japan. Having avoided most wartime destruction, it was again the third-largest city in 1947.
In 1893, the three Tama districts and their 91 towns and villages became part of Tokyo. As Tokyo city's suburbs grew rapidly in the early 20th century, many towns and villages in Tokyo were merged or promoted over the years. In 1932, five complete districts with their 82 towns and villages were merged into Tokyo City and organised in 20 new wards.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kyoto: . Kyoto – capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.It is most well known in Japanese history for being the former Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Map of Japan This is a list of municipalities in Japan which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning " (usually in Europe) or " sister cities " (usually in the rest of the world).
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In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...
Wards of Kyoto Name Japanese Established Code [1] Fushimi-ku: 伏見区: 1931 (by merger of surrounding municipalities) 261092 Higashiyama-ku: 東山区: 1921 (divided from Kamigyō) 261050 Kamigyō-ku: 上京区: 1879 (one of original two wards) 261025 Kita-ku: 北区: 1955 (divided from Kamigyō) 261017 Minami-ku: 南区: 1955 (divided from ...
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...