Tokyo

American  

[toh-kee-oh, taw-kyaw] / ˈtoʊ kiˌoʊ, ˈtɔ kjɔ /

Or Tokio

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay: one of the world's largest cities; destructive earthquake and fire 1923; signing of the Japanese surrender document aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, September 2, 1945.

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Tokyo British  

/ ˈtəʊkjəʊ, -kɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Japan, a port on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): part of the largest conurbation in the world (the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area) of over 35 million people; major industrial centre and the chief cultural centre of Japan. Pop (city proper): 8 025 538 (2002 est)

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Tokyo Cultural  

1. Capital of Japan and largest city in the country, located on the island of Honshu at the head of Tokyo Bay; the administrative, financial, educational, and cultural center of Japan.

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The world's largest city, Tokyo is also among its most modern.

It was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II.

Tokyo became the capital of the Japanese Empire in 1868 when Japan began a period of intensive modernization.

Other Word Forms

• Tokyoite
  noun

Example Sentences

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Tokyo

From New York to Tokyo and Barcelona, a growing number of cities worldwide have imposed or considered restrictions on tourist flats in recent years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

That helped the Kospi in Seoul tag on around two percent though gains on the Nikkei in Tokyo were tempered by losses among exporters hurt by the strong yen.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

OpenAI’s chief research officer Mark Chen was asleep in Tokyo and woke up to several frantic calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

We visit shows in Dublin, Manchester, Sao Paolo, Tokyo and New York - and every one has a fan with a personal story to tell.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

By the time the sun sets and we arrive in the heart of Shibuya, the neon lights of Tokyo have already lit up, casting the city in a glittering rainbow of color.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu