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In Japan, a prefectural capital is officially called todōfukenchō shozaichi (都道府県庁所在地, "seat of a prefectural government", singular: 都庁所在地,tochō shozaichi in the [Tōkyō]-to, 道庁所在地, dōchō shozaichi in the [Hokkai]-dō, 府庁所在地, fuchō shozaichi in -fu, 県庁所在地, kenchō shozaichi in -ken), but the term kento (県都, "prefectural capital ...
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...
Capital Country Capital Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) Jamaica: Kingston: Jamaica: Kingston: English: Japan: Tokyo: Nihon Nippon 日本: Tōkyō 東京: Japanese (Japanese characters) Jersey [11] St. Helier: Jersey Jersey Jèrri: St. Helier Saint Hélier Saint Hélyi: English French Jèrriais: Jordan: Amman: Al-’Urdun ...
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. The capitals included on this list are those associated with states or territories listed by the international standard ISO 3166-1 , or that are included in the ...
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is a merged city-prefecture; a metropolis, it has features of both cities and prefectures. Each prefecture has its own mon for identification, the equivalent of a coat of arms in the West.
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Pages in category "Former capitals of Japan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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