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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
Osaki West City Towers East Building39built2009(1)
Osaki Station West Central Area Redevelopm...39built2009(1)
NTT Shinjuku Head Office Building30built1995(1)
Proud Tower Meguro MARC32under construction
Tennozu Central Tower27built1994(1)
DNP Gotanda Building25built2006(1)
Shiodome Sumitomo Building25built2004(1)
Toyosu IHI Building25built2006
Harmony Square29built1997
Sumida Tower West Building28cancelled
M&D Tower26built2009
City Tower Takanawa35built2004
Shinsei Bank Headquarters21destroyed(1)
Meguro Central Square27built2017
Catherina Mita Tower Suite East Ark36built2006
Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara First Building23built2019
Aoyama OM-SQUARE25built2008(1)
DNP Ichigaya Kagacho Building21built2015(1)
Tower Residence Tokyo37built2008(1)
Tokyo Square Garden24built2013(1)
Shiomi 1-Chome Apartments36built2001
Shinjuku L Tower31built1989(1)
Takeda Global Headquarters24built2018
FUJI TV Headquarters25built1996(1)
Shinjuku Square Tower31built1994(1)
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Shinjuku Monolith Building30built1990(1)
Shibuya 2 Chome 17 District Redevelopment23under construction
Tokyo Sea South Blanc Phare36built2004
The Towers Daiba West33built2006(1)
The Towers Daiba East33built2006(1)
Sumitomo Shibuya First Tower26built2010(1)
Mid Tower Grand32built2020
Hosei University Boissonade Tower37built2000
Keidanren Kaikan23built2009(1)
Ginza Mitsui Building24built2005(1)
City Tower Ikebukuro West Gate34built2010
Sumitomo Fudosan Shibuya Garden Tower24built2012(1)
Kanda Square21built2020
Coredo Nihombashi20built2004(1)
Tennozu Yusen Building25built1994
Tokyu Capitol Tower29built2010
Proud Tower Shibaura33under construction
City Towers Tokyo Bay III33built2019
City Towers Tokyo Bay II33built2019
City Towers Tokyo Bay I33built2019
Setagaya Business Square29built1993
Fukoku Seimei Headquarters29built1980(1)
Dogenzaka Dori28under construction
Naka-Meguro Gate Town Tower25built2002(1)
Sumitomo Fudosan Shiodome Hamarikyu Building21built2009(1)
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
Akasaka 2 - 6-Chome District Redevelopment...19proposed
Sumitimi Fudosan Shinjuku Minamiguchi Buil...18under construction
Tower Court Kita-Shinagawa36built2008
Daikanyama Address - The Tower36built2000
Well Tower Fukagawa35built2002
Proud Tower Shirokanedai34built2014
Aoyama Park Tower34built2003
Waters Takeshiba26built2020
Panasonic Electric Works Tokyo Headquarter...24built2004(2)
New Marunouchi Center Building24built2004
Toyosu Canal Wharf Tower West36built2002(1)
Toyosu Canal Wharf Tower East36built2002(1)
Global Front Tower34built2016
Atlas Brands Tower Mikawashima34built2014
Tokyo Toranomon Global Square24built2020
Asahi Seimei Otemachi Building29destroyed(2)
Brillia Ariake City Tower33built2015
Gakushu Kenkyusha Headquarters24built2009(1)
Brillia Mare Ariake Tower & Garden33built2009
City Tower Ariake33built2010
Sun City Ginza East32built2006
NTT DoCoMo Sumida Building27built2003(1)
Meiji University Liberty Tower23built1998
River City 21 Kosha Tower Tsukuda37built1990(2)
River City 21 City Front Tower31built1991(1)
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
JAL Building26built1996(1)
Brillia Ariake Sky Tower34built2011
Shinjuku Green Tower Building29built1986(1)
Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre19built2000
Sphere Tower Tennozu28built1993
Mita International Building26built1975(1)
Brillia Tower Hamarikyu32built2023
Odakyu Daiichi Life Building26built1980
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Head O...23built2010(1)
River City 21 Shinkawa35built1995
Ueno Frontier Tower23built2017
Nakano 2-chome Office Project20under construction
Diamond&Flowersbuilt2001
Koto-ku Shirakawa 4-chome Project36built2009
Parkhouse Kiyosumi-shirakawa Tower35built2011
East Commons Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Central Tower33built2006
The Grand Millennia Tower & Suite31built2015
West Park Tower Ikebukuro32built2006
Hamarikyu Intercity25built2011
Muromachi Hurukawa Mitsui Building22built2014
Dear Marks Capital Tower35built2001
Nishiaza Roppongidori Building Project32under construction
Izumi Garden Residence32built2002
Tokyo Gas Co. Headquarters27built1984(1)
Nishi Shinbashi Square22built2014
Name|Floors|Status|Year|Drawings
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