Tokio

Summary

Tokio is a musical group^[1]. Tokio ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Tokio is The Tetsuwan Dash^[3].
• Tokio is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tokio's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• Tokio's genre is J-pop^[6].
• Tokio's genre is pop rock^[7].
• Tokio's genre is hard rock^[8].
• Tokio's genre is power pop^[9].
• Tokio's headquarters location is recorded as Akasaka^[10].
• Tokio's headquarters location is recorded as Moto-Azabu^[11].
• Tokio's headquarters location is recorded as Moto-Akasaka^[12].
• Tokio's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[13].
• Tokio's record label is recorded as Storm Labels^[14].
• Tokio's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[15].
• Tokio's child organization or unit is recorded as Q134985753^[16].
• Tokio's discography is recorded as Tokio discography^[17].
• Tokio's Commons category is recorded as Tokio (musical group)^[18].
• Tokio's chairperson is recorded as Shigeru Joshima^[19].
• Tokio's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[20].
• Tokio comprises Shigeru Joshima^[21].
• Tokio comprises Tatsuya Yamaguchi^[22].
• Tokio comprises Taichi Kokubun^[23].
• Tokio comprises Masahiro Matsuoka^[24].
• Tokio comprises Tomoya Nagase^[25].
• Tokio comprises Hiromu Kojima^[26].
• 1990 marks the founding of Tokio^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1990^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-06-25^[31]

• Genre(s): j-pop^[32]

• Community tags: j-pop, likedis auto^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: d210bd3e-68db-4987-a714-0214449e361d^[34]

Body

Founding

1990 marks the founding of Tokio^[27].

Leadership

Tokio's chairperson is recorded as Shigeru Joshima^[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Akasaka^[10], a chōchō^[35], in Japan^[36]; Moto-Azabu^[11], a chōchō^[37], in Japan^[38]; and Moto-Akasaka^[12], a chōchō^[39], in Japan^[40]. Tokio's child organization or unit is recorded as Q134985753^[16].

Dissolution

Tokio was dissolved in June 25, 2025^[41].

Why It Matters

Tokio ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month).^[2] Tokio has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Tokio is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]