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Tokyo

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Place nameTokyo
Other namesTokyo, Tokio, Edo, Yeddo, Yedo
CountryNihon
Latitude35.75
Longitude139.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Castle given to Tokugawa clan 1590; capital of Tokugawa Shogunate 1603; one of largest cities in world 18th cen.; destroyed by earthquake & fire 1923; rebuilt 1930; largely destroyed during World War II; reconstructed & modernized since 1945.
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Location
5 km
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