Tokyo

Or To·ki·o

[toh-kee-oh, taw-kyaw]

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.

Tokyo

/ 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)

Tokyo

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.

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

The national inquiry was launched after the remains of Sogen Koto, believed to be the oldest man in Tokyo at 111, were found in his family home 32 years after his death.

From BBC

The second official One Piece Cafe is now open in Little Tokyo, bringing fans to a neighborhood recovering from June’s ICE protests.

From Los Angeles Times

So Duplantis is more than 20 centimetres ahead of the rest - and will fancy himself to set a new world record of 6.30m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

From BBC

She admitted it had been an "upsetting" 12 months when she addressed the media before her return in Silesia, just four weeks out from Tokyo.

From BBC

Where their previous albums were firmly rooted in Ireland, Romance was inspired by the neon lights of Tokyo and classic Japanese animation Akira, whose themes of nuclear era paranoia inform the band's nervy guitar anthems.

From BBC