Notable neighborhoods of Tokyo include Akasaka, Akihabara, Aoyama, Azabu, Ebisu, Ginza, Hamamatsucho, Hiroo, Ichigaya, Ikebukuro, Jiyugaoka, Kasumigaseki, Kudan, Kyobashi, Marunouchi, Meguro, Nagatacho, Nakano, Nihonbashi, Nippori, Odaiba, Okubo, Roppongi, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Shinbashi, Shinjuku, Shirokane, Takadanobaba, Tsukiji, Ueno, Yotsuya, Yoyogi and Yurakucho.
It should also be noted that Tokyo is more than a city... it is a prefecture as well, or more specifically a 都 metropolis. The 23 wards only account for 8.4 million of the metropolitan population of 12.1 million: the rest live in other cities to the west of The City. The other cities are:
- Tokyo (23 wards) 8,397,000
- Hachioji 554,000
- Machida 406,000
- Fuchu 240,000
- Chofu 215,000
- Nishi Tokyo 189,000
- Kodaira 183,000
- Mitaka 177,000
- Hino 174,000
- Tachikawa 171,000
- Tama 146,000
- Higashi Murayama 146,000
- Oume 142,000
- Musashino 136,000
- Higashi Kurume 115,000
- Koganei 114,000
- Terushima 109,000
- Kokubunji 103,000
- Higashi Yamato 80,000
- Akiruno 80,000
- Komae 78,000
- Inagi 76,000
- Kiyose 73,000
- Kunitachi 73,000
- Musashi Murayama 66,000
- Fussa 61,000
- Hamura 56,000
The islands of
Oshima,
Hachijo Shima,
Miyake Jima, and
Iwo Jima (among others) are also under the authority of the
Tokyo metropolitan government, although only the first three have any notable population.
Tokyo Metropolis accounts for a third of the megalopolis' population: the rest live in Chiba, Saitama, Ibaragi, and Kanagawa prefectures.
Tha capital of Tokyo Metropolis is in West Shinjuku. The current governor is Ishihara Shintaro.