Tōkyō

See also Tokyo, tokyō, tōkyo, tōkyō, and Tôkyô

English

Etymology

From Japanese 東京 (tōkyō).

Proper noun

Tōkyō

1. a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan
   • 1990: The languages of Japan (page 122)

     While this appears to be the case with many modern dialect systems, there is considerable debate as to whether the Kyōto-Ōsaka system, which makes more distinctions, is older or newer than the Tōkyō system.

   • 2007: Fodor's Tōkyō (page 12)

     Tōkyō commands a prominent position in the Kantō region on the southern cost of Honshū, Japan's largest island.

   • 2007: Fodor's Tōkyō (page 270)

     The shogunate was overthrown in 1867 by supporters of Emperor Meiji. The following year, the emperor moved his court from Kyōto to Edo and renamed it Tōkyō: the Eastern Capital.

Translations

Tokyo — see Tokyo

References

• 2007, Kelly, Alexis C.; Deborah Kaufman, Fodor's Tōkyō, Fodor's Travel (Random House), ISBN 978-1-4000-1780-5:
• 1990, Shibatani, Masayoshi, The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36918-5:

Anagrams

• Kyoto, Kyōto