Tokyo Metropolis

This article is about the present-day Tokyo government. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation).

Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to^?), not to be confused with the Tokyo metropolitan area, is the local government of the traditional city of Tokyo (1869–1943) and the associated municipalities of what was formerly Tokyo Prefecture (1869–1943).^[1] It is one of Japan's 47 prefectures.

History [edit]

In 1943, the administration of Tokyo city merged with the administration of Tokyo Prefecture. Tokyo prefecture's other municipalities remained Tokyo Metropolis' municipalities.

Between 1943 and 1947 under the Tōkyō tosei (東京都制, roughly "Tokyo Metropolitan system" or "code"), a law that took effect on July 1, 1943.^[1] Tōkyō-to served as both the prefectural government for Tokyo and the municipal government for what had previously been Tokyo City.

Since 1947, the former city area is administered in 23 special wards. During the US-led Allied occupation and again since 1975, citizens of special wards are allowed to directly elect their mayors as in other municipalities. In several reforms, municipal responsibilities have been devolved from the Metropolitan to the special ward governments. In 2000, they were formally recognized by law as local public entities on the municipal level; but the Metropolitan government continues to exert some municipal authority, e.g. for fire protection.

See also [edit]

• Tokyo
• Greater Tokyo Area
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education
• Tokyo Metropolitan Television
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
• Tokyo Metro

References [edit]

Further reading [edit]

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

External links [edit]

• Historical Development of Japanese Local Governance

Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.68°N 139.77°E / 35.68; 139.77

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