Tokyo City
| Tokyo City 東京市 | |||||||||
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| City of Japan | |||||||||
| 1889–1943 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1 May 1889 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1943 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 35 wards | ||||||||
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Tokyo City (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (or Tokyo-fu) which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the special wards of Tokyo. The defunct city and its prefecture became what is now Tokyo, also known as the Tokyo Metropolis or, ambiguously, Tokyo Prefecture.