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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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Iino Building27built2011(1)
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building30built2004(1)
Fujisoft Akihabara Building31built2007(1)
Saint Lukes Residence Tower38built1994(2)
Tokyo Sankei New Building31built2000(3)
Bunkyo Civic Center28built1994(1)
Canal First Tower42built2008(1)
NTT DoCoMo Shinagawa Building29built2003(1)
Park City Musahi Koyama The Tower41built2019
Brillia Towers Meguro North Residence Buil...40built2017
Kabukiza Tower29built2013(1)
River City 21 East Towers II43built2000(1)
Yotsuya Tower31built2020
City Tower Musashi Koyama41built2021
Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tower40built1974(1)
Sumitomo Fudosan Aobadai Tower34built2009(1)
Shinagawa Intercity Tower A32built1998(2)
Toyosu Ciel Tower40built2006
Taiyo Seimei Nihonbashi Building27built2018
Apple Tower44built2007(1)
Shinagawa V-Tower43built2003(1)
Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower39built1994
Osaki Bright Tower31built2015
Park Court Shibuya The Tower39built2020
Leagare Nihonbashi Ningyocho39built2007
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower26built2019
Shirokane Tower42built2005(1)
East Core Hikifune41built2009(1)
Kita-Shinagawa 5-Chome Redevelopment Proje...40built2015
City Tower Shinagawa43built2008(1)
City Tower Shinagawa43built2008
ThinkPark Tower30built2007(1)
Tekko Building31built2015(1)
World City Towers Capital Tower43built2007(1)
World City Towers Breeze Tower43built2007(1)
Park Court Hamarikyu The Tower38built2019
Station Plaza Tower36built2009
Sumitomo Fudosan Nishi-Shinjuku Building33built2009(1)
Shinagawa Intercity Tower C32built1998(2)
Shinagawa Intercity Tower B32built1998(2)
NBF Osaki Building25built2011
Olinas Tower31built2006
River City 21 Skylight Tower40built1990(2)
Times Toyosu ON Building30built1992(1)
World City Towers Aqua Tower41built2006(1)
The Tower Grandia38built2004(1)
Keio Plaza Hotel South Building35built1980(1)
Tokyo Times Tower40built2004(1)
Roppongi T-CUBE27built2003
Hibiya Fort Tower27built2021
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Venasis Kanamachi Tower Residence41built2009
Kawadacho Comfo Garden Building C41built2003
Royal Parks Tower Minami-Senju39built2008
Otemachi Nomura Building27built1997(1)
Cosmopolis Shinagawa40built2005
Proud Tower Chiyoda Fujimi38built2009(1)
Futako Tamagawa Rise Tower Office30built2015(1)
The Blossom Hibuya27built2019
Bay Crest Tower40built2005(2)
Renaissance Tower Ueno Ikenohata38built2005
Nippon Express Headquarters28built2003(2)
Crest Prime Tower Shiba39built2007
Brillia Towers Meguro South Residence Buil...38built2017
Chiyoda First Building West32built2004(1)
Akasaka Intercity29built2005
Hotel New Otani Garden Court30built1991
Vanguard Tower38built2007(1)
Riverside Sumida Center33built1994
The Garden Towers Sunset Tower39built1997
The Garden Towers Sunrise Tower39built1998
Nakano-Sakaue Sun Bright Twin30built1996(1)
Yoyogi Seminar Tower Obelisk26built2008(1)
Moon Island Tower38built2002
Shinjuku NS Building30built1982(1)
Asakusa Tower37built2012
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Shiodome Building24built2007
Tokyo ANA Tower36built1986(1)
Shibuya Sakura Stage Sakura Side29built2023
Kogakuin University Shinjuku Building29built1989(1)
Sumitomo Realty Shiba-Koen Tower30built2001(1)
NTT Data Shinagawa Building27built2003(1)
River City 21 River Point Tower40built1989(2)
Park City Chuo Minato The Tower36built2018
D Tower Nishi-Shinjuku29built2020
Proud Tower Higashi Ikebukuro Station Arena36built2022
Brillia Tower Ueno Ikenohata38built2019
Premist Tower Shirokanetakanawa35built2022
Shibuya Cross Tower32built1975(1)
City Tower Shinjuku Shintoshin37built2005
Shinjuku Toho Buildingbuilt2015
Shinjuku Kokusai Building - Hilton Tokyo38built1984(1)
River Harp Tower Building 239built2000(1)
The Center Tokyo38built2007
Sunshine City Prince Hotel37built1980(2)
Tomin Tower Shinonome36built1996(1)
Sumitomo Fudosan Kojimachi Garden Tower22built2020
City Tower Azabu-Juban36built2009(1)
Park Court Azabu-Juban The Tower36built2010(1)
Imperial Hotel Imperial Tower31built1983(1)
Akasaka Park Building30built1993(1)
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