Tokyo (東京,   Tōkyō^?), formally Tokyo Metropolis (東京都,   Tōkyō-to^?) is the capital and biggest city of Japan. Tokyo is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, as well as the primary setting of many films in the Godzilla franchise. Located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū, Tokyo is unique among the prefectures, providing certain municipal services characteristic of a city.

Name

Tokyo was originally known as "Edo", meaning "estuary." Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the de facto imperial capital in 1868.

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Geographic points
Showa era	Mount Aso • Mount Fuji • Pacific Ocean • Odo Island • Iwato Island • Farou Island • Matango Island • Infant Island • Sergio Island • Letchi Island • Solgell Island • Monster Island • Mondo Island • Monsterland • Japan Trench
Heisei era	Mount Mihara • Mount Fuji • Lake Ashi • Pacific Ocean • Lagos Island • Infant Island • Adonoa Island • Birth Island • Godzilla Island • Matango Island • Bungo Channel • Nilai-Kanai Temple
Millennium series	Kiganjima • Infant Island • Japan Trench • English Channel • Mount Fuji • Area G
MonsterVerse	Bikini Atoll
Reiwa era	Old Tanzawa Pass
Cities and settlements
Showa era	Hiroshima • Nagasaki • Tokyo • Kobe • Osaka • Nagoya • Okinawa • Hokkaido • Kyoto • Fukuoka • Beijing • Manila • New York • London • Paris • Moscow • New Kirk City
Heisei era	Tokyo • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Fukuoka • Nagoya • Yokohama • Minato Mirai 21 • Kyoto • Kobe • Kagoshima • Kumamoto • Okinawa • Hong Kong
Millennium series	Tokyo • Okinawa • Tokai • Manazuru • Hokkaido • Osaka • Yokohama • Tateyama • New York • Arizona • Paris • Sydney • Papua • Shanghai
TriStar series	French Polynesia
MonsterVerse	Hawaii • Nevada • San Francisco • Janjira
Reiwa era	Mechagodzilla City
Countries
Showa era	Japan • China • Philippines • United States • England • France • Russia • Rolisica • Selgina
Heisei era	Japan • China • Philippines • Russia • Saradia
Millennium series	Japan • United States • France • Australia • New Guinea • China
TriStar series	America • Philippines • Jamaica
MonsterVerse	United States • Japan
Celestial bodies
Showa era	Venus • Earth • The Moon • Mars • Jupiter • Mysteroid • Venus • Mars • Jupiter • Planet X • Gorath • Planet Fire God • Space Hunter M • Planet Peaceland • Planet Garoga • Planet Bulgar • Black Hole Planet 3 • Dark Gas Nebula
Heisei era	Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Planet Torendiru
Millennium series	Earth • Gorath • Planet Fire God
TriStar series	Earth
MonsterVerse	Earth
Reiwa era	Earth • Tau-e
Miscellaneous
Showa era	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Osaka Castle • Wakato Bridge • Saikai Bridge • Godzilla Tower • Nagoya Tower • Nagoya Castle • Haneda Airport • Atami Castle • Arc de Triomphe • Seatopia • Underworld
Heisei era	Mihama Nuclear Power Plant • National Diet Building • Fukuoka Tower • Sapporo Tower • Nagoya Castle • Nagoya Tower • Cosmo Clock 21 • Tokyo Tower • Kai Tak Airport • Ikata Nuclear Power Plant • Haneda Airport • Underworld
Millennium series	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Tokai Nuclear Power Plant • Tokyo Bay
TriStar series	World Trade Center • Brooklyn Bridge
MonsterVerse	Golden Gate Bridge