Greater Tokyo Area

Summary

Greater Tokyo Area is a metropolitan area^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,350 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Greater Tokyo Area is located in Tokyo^[3].
• Greater Tokyo Area is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Greater Tokyo Area is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Greater Tokyo Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[6].
• Greater Tokyo Area's instance of is recorded as capital region^[7].
• Tokyo is named after Greater Tokyo Area^[8].
• Greater Tokyo Area is part of list of metropolitan areas by population^[9].
• Greater Tokyo Area is part of three major metropolitan areas in Japan^[10].
• Greater Tokyo Area is part of five major metropolitan areas in Japan^[11].
• Greater Tokyo Area's Commons category is recorded as Greater Tokyo Area^[12].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Tokyo^[13].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Kanagawa Prefecture^[14].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Saitama Prefecture^[15].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Chiba Prefecture^[16].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Ibaraki Prefecture^[17].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Tochigi Prefecture^[18].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Gunma Prefecture^[19].
• Greater Tokyo Area comprises Yamanashi Prefecture^[20].
• Greater Tokyo Area's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.689722222222, 'longitude': 139.69166666667}^[21].
• Greater Tokyo Area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greater Tokyo Area^[22].
• Greater Tokyo Area has a population of {'amount': '+37900000'}^[23].
• Greater Tokyo Area has a population of {'amount': '+35303778'}^[24].
• Greater Tokyo Area has a population of {'amount': '+26624003'}^[25].
• Greater Tokyo Area has a population of {'amount': '+29958231'}^[26].
• Greater Tokyo Area has a population of {'amount': '+31729844'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Greater Tokyo Area is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Tokyo^[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5]. Part of include list of metropolitan areas by population^[9]; three major metropolitan areas in Japan^[10], a Three Greats^[28], in Japan^[29]; and five major metropolitan areas in Japan^[11], a group of settlements^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+13500'}^[32], {'amount': '+10403.76'}^[33], and {'amount': '+36889'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37900000'}^[23], {'amount': '+35303778'}^[24], {'amount': '+26624003'}^[25], {'amount': '+29958231'}^[26], {'amount': '+31729844'}^[27], and {'amount': '+34834167'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan area^[6] and capital region^[7].

History and Context

Tokyo is named after Greater Tokyo Area^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Greater Tokyo Area include G-Cans Tunnel^[36], a drainage tunnel^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 2002^[39] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company^[40], a third sector railways^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1991^[43], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō^[44].

Why It Matters

Greater Tokyo Area ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,350 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include G-Cans Tunnel^[36], a drainage tunnel^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 2002^[39] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company^[40], a third sector railways^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1991^[43], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō^[44].