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Tokyo was founded in 1457 under the name Edo and was a quiet town with a small population. This changed in 1603 when the Tokugawa Shogunate moved the seat of government to Edo. As a result the population increased substantially. After the collapse of the shogunate in 1868 and the establishment of a modern national government, the emperor took up official residence in Edo and moved the capital to Edo from Kyoto. The city was renamed Tokyo, meaning “Eastern Capital,” to reflect the change.

Tokyo was a regular city like any other in Japan until 1943, when the prefectural and municipal governments were merged. Because of this, Tokyo is not technically a city but rather an entire prefecture made up of 23 special independent wards, 26 additional cities and towns, and several islands stretching as far as 350 km out into the Pacific Ocean. The head of the municipal government is located in Shinjuku Ward, and provides prefectural administration over the cities and islands, as well as limited municipal administration for the shared services of the 23 wards, such as water, sewage, and fire services. Each of the 23 wards has its own government administration and is more or less analogous to an independent city, complete with an elected mayor.

Note that this page represents only the 23 special wards of Tokyo, and none of the other cities in Tokyo prefecture.

Total Area of the 23 wards: 621.49 km²

Ward List: Adachi-ku, Arakawa-ku, Itabashi-ku, Edogawa-ku, Ota-ku, Katsushika-ku, Kita-ku, Koto-ku, Shinagawa-ku, Shibuya-ku, Shinjuku-ku, Suginami-ku, Sumida-ku, Setagaya-ku, Taito-ku, Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Toshima-ku, Nakano-ku, Nerima-ku, Bunkyo-ku, Minato-ku, Meguro-ku


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Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
X-SEED 4000800vision(1)
Aeropolis 2001500vision(1)
TRY-2004400vision(2)
Sky Mile Towervision(2)
M.O.T.H.E.R.220vision(2)
The Spiral200vision
Sky City 1000196vision(2)
Hyper Buildingvision
Millenium Tower180vision(3)
Dynamic Intelligent Building200vision(2)
Holonic Tower120vision(1)
Shimizu Super High Risevision(2)
Tokyo Sky Tree32built2012(5)
Torch Tower63under construction(2)
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chome Redevelopment - Eas...77cancelled(4)
Yaesu Twin Towers (South Tower)80cancelled
Yaesu Twin Towers (North Tower)80cancelled
Roppongi 5-Chome West District A-1 Building66proposed(1)
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower64built2023(2)
Tamashi Twin Towers75fantasy(1)
JR Ueno Railway Station Tower63cancelled
Roppongi 5-Chome West District B Building70proposed(1)
Nihonbashi 1-Chome Central District Redeve...52under construction(1)
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment ...50proposed
Toranomon Hills Station Tower49built2023(1)
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Toranomon Azabudai West Tower64under construction(1)
Nakano Station New North Entrance Ekimae A...60proposed
Shinjuku Station West Entrance Disctrict D...48proposed
Toranomon Hills52built2014(3)
Tokyo Tower6built1958(5)
Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chome B51under construction(1)
Midtown Tokyo54built2007(3)
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chome Redevelopment - Sou...66cancelled(5)
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chome Redevelopment - Nor...66cancelled(5)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 148built1991(8)
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu45built2022(1)
Akasaka 2 - 6-Chome District Redevelopment...44proposed
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building27built2000(4)
Sunshine 6060built1978(4)
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower54built2003(5)
Toranomon Azabudai East Tower54under construction(1)
Shinjuku Park Tower52built1994(3)
Shibaura 1-Chome Rebuilding Project North ...45proposed(1)
Shibaura 1-Chome Rebuilding Project South ...43under construction(1)
Tokyo Opera City Tower54built1996(4)
World Trade Center Main Tower46under construction(1)
Sumitomo Roppongi Grand Tower40built2016(2)
Uchisaiwaicho 1-chome Block Central Tower48proposed
Uchisaiwaicho 1-chome Block North Tower46proposed
Uchisaiwaicho 1-chome Block South Tower45proposed
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Yaesu 2-Chome South District Redevelopment39proposed
Shibuya Scramble Square47built2019(2)
Yaesu 2-Chome Plan43proposed(1)
Roppongi 1-Chome Project50proposed
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower48built2023(1)
Shinjuku Station South-West Entrance Distr...37proposed
Shinjuku Mitsui Building55built1974(5)
Shinjuku Center Building54built1979(6)
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower54built2022(1)
Nishishinjuku 3-Chome West Redevelopment N...63proposed(1)
Saint Luke's Tower47built1994(3)
Nishishinjuku 3-Chome West Redevelopment S...62proposed(1)
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment ...41proposed
Yaesu 1-Chome North District Redevelopment44proposed
Shiodome City Center43built2003(3)
Tokyo Mita Garden Tower42built2023(1)
Dentsu Headquarters Building48built2002(3)
Nihonbashi 1-Chome East District Redevelop...51proposed
Tokiwabashi Tower38built2021(2)
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building52built1974(3)
Lotte World Tokyo Plan51cancelled
Tokyo World Gate Akasaka43under construction(1)
Toshima Incineration Plant11built1999(2)
Shibuya Station New Station Building West ...cancelled
The Park House Nishishinjuku Tower 6060built2017(1)
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba39built2020(1)
Shibuya 2-Chome West District Redevelopmen...41proposed
Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower47built2012(1)
Akasaka Intercity AIR38built2017(1)
Nihonbashi 1-Chome East District Redevelop...40proposed
GranTokyo North Tower43built2007(2)
GranTokyo South Tower42built2007(2)
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower50built2008(3)
Shinjuku Nomura Building50built1978(4)
Izumi Garden Tower45built2002(2)
Nishi-Azabu 3-Chome Redevelopment54proposed(1)
Sompo Japan Headquarters43built1976(4)
Otemachi One Tower40built2020(1)
JP Tower38built2012(2)
Yomiuri Shimbun Building33built2013(2)
Otemachi Tower38built2014(2)
Grand City Tower Tsukishima58under construction
Shin Marunouchi Building38built2007(1)
World Trade Center Building South Tower39built2021(2)
Sumitomo Fudosan Shinuku Grand Tower40built2011(2)
Minami-Ikebukuro 2-Chome District B Redeve...57proposed
Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X44built2001(2)
Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower39built2005(3)
Park Tower Kachidoki South58built2023
Sanno Park Tower44built2000(2)
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