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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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Le Cinq Iris Tower20built2005
City Tower Shirokane19built2017
Nippon Seinenkan Hotel16built2017
APA Hotel Shinagawa Sengakuji Ekimae21built2015
AIG Tokyo Building16built
Shibuya Cast16built2017
Ueno Gakuen University building15built2007
Sky Grande Shiodome22built2005
Centennial Tower22built
Ukima 1-chome 3rd Apartment 120built1993
Mejiro Place21built2007
Fujisoft Kinshicho Building16built2001
Chuo University Korakuen Campus Building 314built
UrbanNet Ikebukuro Building16built1988
Park Tower Shibuya Honmachi21built2013
Aliviorre Kagurazaka21built2002
Asahi Shimbun Headquarters Annex17built1992
Asahi Shimbun Headquarters17built1988
Beune Tower Hirai21built2000
Loop-X17built
Hotel JAL City Tokyo Toyosu17built2019
Nishi-Shinjuku Parkside Tower20built1997
Clio Sky Tower Shinozaki22built1999
Twin Tower Sumitoshi - Sumiyoshi Building21built1994
Twin Tower Sumitoshi - Mori Building21built1994
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Proud Tower Toranomon19built2019
Shibuya City Office15built2018
Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital14built2001(1)
Yusen Building15built1978(1)
Ciels Garden Riviere Tower22built2003
Japan Electronics College Building 114built2019
Shinjuku Mitsui Building 216built
City Tower Akabane Station Court22built2009
Sopra Tower20built1999
Hyakunincho 3-chome Apartment Building 220built
JPower Headquarters16built1987
Dresser Meguro Impress Tower23built2004
Kitayama 3-chome Apartment20built2019
Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba Residential Tower18built2020
Keishicho Toriizaka Residence18built1993(1)
Tokyo Kaijo New Building16built1985(1)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Building15built2000
Shinjuku San'ei Building15built1979
Bayside Takeshiba15built2012
Sumitomo Fudosan Chiyoda Fujimi Building14built2011
La Vista Tokyo Bay14built2021
Kitasato University Platinum TOwer14built2017
Sophia Tower Kachidoki23built2000
Sachi Building16built
Igarashi Building15built1988
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
YANMAR Tokyo14built2022
ADEKA Headquarters Building15built2006
上池袋タワーレジデンス22built2005
Mitsubishi Building15built1973(1)
E Space Tower15built2002(1)
Axia Aoyama20built2002
Sumitomo Fudosan Ochanomizu First Building14built2008
Hearton Hotel Higashi-Shinagawa19built2006
JR Meguro MARC Building13built2022
Erim Kasugacho19built1996
The Parkhouse Shinjuku Tower20built2011
Police Department Dormitory Hayabusacho Re...19built1999
Toranomon Marine Building16built1990
Sumitomo Shibaura Building15built1988
NTT Shinagawa Twins Office Building14built1986(1)
Senju Mildix Building 113built
Nishimoto Kosan Nishikicho Building14built1993
Sumitomo Realty Oimachi Station Front Buil...14built2002
Waseda University Building 1114built2009
Kita-Shinagawa 5-Chome Redevelopment Proje...18built2015
Wins Shiodome17built2002
Park Tower Tokyo Clarte13built2004
Park Cube Meguro Tower22built2008
The Gran Alt Kinshicho21built2012
Sumitomo Ichigaya Building17built1983
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
KDDI Shibuya Data Center Highrise14built2002
Bay Court Shibaura23built1990
Lefond Shirokanedai The Tower Residence21built2013
Asahi Life Daitabashi Building15built2002
Hulic Square Tokyo13built2018
Roppongi Ark Towers West22built1986
Sumitomo Fudosan Shiba-Koen Building15built
Nichirei Suidobashi Building15built
Government Building No. 315built1971
Gate City South Park Tower20built
Shibuya Property Tokyu Building15built1990
Waseda University Building 314built2014
Kojimachi Odori Building14built2012
Bunkyo Green Court View Tower Hon-Komagome...22built1998
Twin City Machiya 5-chome Apartment 3 Muni...22built1989
Hanzomon First Building15built2004
Shibuya Minami Tokyu Building14built2005
Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu Ca...14built
National Shinkin Bank Building15built
Toyota-Tsusho Marunouchi Building15built
Lions Tower Ueno Kuromoncho20built2004
Brillia Tower Yoyogi Park Classy19built2018
Roppongi Hills North Tower18built1971
Adachi Ward Office15built1996(1)
Tamachi Tosei Building14built1992
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