Tokyo - Wikipedia During the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the name of the city was changed to Tokyo (東京, from 東 tō "east", and 京 kyō "capital"), when it became the new imperial capital, [26] in line with the East Asian tradition of including the word capital (京) in the name of the capital city (for example, Kyoto (京都), Keijō (京城), Beijing
東京都 - Wikipedia 東京都（とうきょうと、英語: Tokyo Metropolis ）は、日本の事実上の首都 [1] [2] [注釈 2] 。関東地方に位置する都 [1] [2] 。都庁所在地は新宿区 [1] [注釈 3] 。詳細は、東京都庁および東京都庁舎を参照。