Tokyo Prefecture

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Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu or Tōkei-fu?) is a former Japanese government entity which existed between 1869 and 1943.[1]

History

Tokyo Prefectural Office and Tokyo City Hall, Taishō period

In 1943, the prefecture's municipalities, including the traditional city of Tokyo, became part of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to?) or "Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area".[1]

Tokyo's administrative structure before 1943 (not different from Ōsaka, Kyōto)
  Tōkyō-fu ("Tokyo Prefecture")
  Tōkyō-shi ("Tokyo City") Other cities (shi) towns (machi) and villages (mura)
(until 1920s subordinate to counties/districts)
(island municipalities subordinate to subprefectures)
  Wards (ku)

References

Further reading

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  • Steiner, Kurt. (1965). Local Government in Japan.

External links

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