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 (1,335 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 image is recorded as Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January.jpg^[6].
• Greater Tokyo Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[7].
• Greater Tokyo Area's instance of is recorded as capital region^[8].
• Tokyo is named after Greater Tokyo Area^[9].
• Greater Tokyo Area's GND ID is recorded as 4120070-6^[10].
• Greater Tokyo Area's locator map image is recorded as Map of Japan highlighting the Greater Tokyo Area.PNG^[11].
• Greater Tokyo Area's locator map image is recorded as Tokyo-Kanto definitions, National Capital Region.png^[12].
• Greater Tokyo Area's locator map image is recorded as Tokyo-Kanto definitions, South Kanto.png^[13].
• Greater Tokyo Area's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00949950^[14].
• Greater Tokyo Area's part of is recorded as list of metropolitan areas by population^[15].
• Greater Tokyo Area's part of is recorded as three major metropolitan areas in Japan^[16].
• Greater Tokyo Area's part of is recorded as five major metropolitan areas in Japan^[17].
• Greater Tokyo Area's Commons category is recorded as Greater Tokyo Area^[18].
• Greater Tokyo Area's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[19].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Tokyo^[20].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Kanagawa Prefecture^[21].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Saitama Prefecture^[22].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Chiba Prefecture^[23].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Ibaraki Prefecture^[24].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Tochigi Prefecture^[25].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Gunma Prefecture^[26].
• Greater Tokyo Area's has part is recorded as Yamanashi Prefecture^[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^[15]; three major metropolitan areas in Japan^[16], a Three Greats^[28], in Japan^[29]; and five major metropolitan areas in Japan^[17], a group of settlements^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13500'}^[32], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10403.76'}^[33], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+36889'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37900000'}^[35], {'amount': '+35303778'}^[36], {'amount': '+26624003'}^[37], {'amount': '+29958231'}^[38], {'amount': '+31729844'}^[39], and {'amount': '+34834167'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan area^[7] and capital region^[8].

History and Context

Tokyo is named after Greater Tokyo Area^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Greater Tokyo Area include G-Cans Tunnel^[41], a drainage tunnel^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 2002^[44] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company^[45], a third sector railways^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1991^[48], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō^[49].

Why It Matters

Greater Tokyo Area ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,335 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include G-Cans Tunnel^[41], a drainage tunnel^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 2002^[44] and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company^[45], a third sector railways^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1991^[48], headquartered in Kanda-Neribeichō^[49].