
Through the Meiji Restoration, the Tokugawa shogunate came the end in 1867, and in 1868 a new government was formed around the Emperor Meiji.
When the Shogunate fell and the Meiji government took over in 1868, the city was renamed Tokyo.
It became the official capital of Japan. and the Emperor moved from Kyoto to the Imperial Palace.

The city developed into one of the world's greatest metropolises. It is one of the largest cities in the world in terrns of population and econorny.
13 million people live in Tokyo's 23 wards. If you include greater Tokyo the surrounding prefectures such as Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama, the number shoots up to 35 million inhabitants.
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