Tokyo

Tokyo (東京) is the capital of Japan, and the most populous metropolitan area in the Greater Tokyo Area, the Kantō region, as well as the most populous metropolitan area in the world and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government. As of 2021, the prefecture has an estimated population of 14.04 million. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents in 2018.
Originally a fishing village, named Edo, the city became a prominent political center in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world at over one million. Following the end of the shogunate in 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to the city, which was renamed Tokyo (literally "eastern capital"). Tokyo was devastated by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and again by Allied bombing raids during World War II. Beginning in the 1950s, the city underwent rapid reconstruction and expansion, going on to lead Japan's post-war economic recovery. Since 1943, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has administered the prefecture's 23 special wards (formerly Tokyo City), various bed towns and suburbs in the western area, and two outlying island chains.
Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world by gross domestic product, and is categorized as an Alpha+ city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Part of an industrial region that includes the cities of Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Chiba, Tokyo is Japan's leading center of business and finance. In 2019, it hosted 36 of the Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2020, it ranked fourth on the Global Financial Centres Index, behind New York City, London, and Shanghai. Tokyo has the world's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree, and the world's largest underground floodwater diversion facility, MAOUDC. The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line is the oldest underground metro line in East Asia (1927).
The city has hosted multiple international events, including the 1964 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, (later moved to 2021), and three G7 Summits (1979, 1986, and 1993). Tokyo is an international center of research and development and is represented by several major universities, notably the University of Tokyo. Tokyo Station is the central hub for Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, and the city is served by an extensive network of rail and subways. Notable districts of Tokyo include Chiyoda (the site of the Imperial Palace), Shinjuku (the city's administrative center), and Shibuya (a commercial, cultural and business hub).
==Appearances==
===Films===
So far, it has appeared in Cars 2 as the location of the first World Grand Prix race, and earlier in the "Tokyo Mater" episode of Mater's Tall Tales. It was also mentioned in Toy Story 2, where Al McWhiggin, a toy collector, tried to ship Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete to the Konishi Toy Museum to collect the entire Woody's Roundup collection. It was also half of the inspiration for Big Hero 6's San Fransokyo.
The 1999 film Inspector Gadget briefly mentions Tokyo once, in a scene where RoboGadget had increased in size and was conducting a rampage throughout a cityscape, where a Japanese man while fleeing yells in subtitled Japanese "This is why I left Tokyo!" (referencing Kaiju genre films in Japan, such as the movies).
===Television===
It appears as the setting for the Bonkers episode "Tokyo Bonkers" where Bonkers and Miranda have to deliver Z-Bot to the Tokyo Police HQ.
It has appeared in the Phineas and Ferb 1-hour special "Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!"
It is also the setting for the Mickey Mouse episode "Tokyo Go" and the DuckTales episode "Astro B.O.Y.D.!", where it is called Tokyolk.
===Attractions===
In real life, it is the location of the Tokyo Disney Resort, which opened on April 15, 1983.
==Gallery==
Tokyo Go - Tokyo.jpg|Tokyo in Mickey Mouse
Stacy's Cousins.jpg|Stacy's cousins in Tokyo as seen in "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!"
Cars2 FinnMaterLightningMcQueen.jpg|Finn McMissile, Mater and Lightning McQueen in Tokyo
Cars2-disneyscreencaps.com-2292.jpg|Lightning McQueen and Mater at the WGP Tokyo welcome party in Cars 2
Cars2-disneyscreencaps.com-4259.jpg|The rainbow bridge in Cars 2
Cars2-disneyscreencaps.com-5085.jpg|Mater and Finn McMissile (disguised as a Japanese Police Offcer) at Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport in Cars 2
Tokyomater.jpg|Dragon Lightning McQueen and Tokyo Mater in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
Kabuto.jpg|Kabuto in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
Whitetiresmiatia.jpg|Tokyo Mia & Tia with white tires and spoilers in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
ItoSan.jpg|Ito San in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
Pitties at House of Donuts.jpg|Pitties at House of Donuts in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
Crane.jpg|Crane in Tokyo as seen in Tokyo Mater
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