Central address: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, 2 Chome Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 160-0023, Japan
Elevation: 37.153
Time Zone: Asia/Tokyo
Latitude: 35° 41' 22.1532'' N
Longitude: 139° 41' 30.1416'' E
Tokyo (/ˈtoʊkioʊ/, Japanese: [toːkʲoː] ( listen)), officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital city of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi).
The latitude of Tokyo is 35.689487, and the longitude is 139.691706. Tokyo is a city is located at Japan with the gps coordinates of 35° 41' 22.1532'' N and 139° 41' 30.1416'' E. The elevation of Tokyo is 37.153, the time zone is Asia/Tokyo.
Latitude | 35.689487 | Longitude | 139.691706 |
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Elevation | 37.153 | DMS Lat | 35° 41' 22.1532'' N |
DMS Lng | 139° 41' 30.1416'' E | GeoHASH | xn774c06kdtd9 |
UTM Zone | 54S | UTM Easting | 381623.120132815 |
UTM Northing | 3950297.78668658 | Time Zone | Asia/Tokyo |
Country | Japan | Country Code | 81 |