- Population
- 14,187,176
- 14.2M
- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 78
- listed under Tokyo
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport18 km
- NRT Narita International Airport64 km
About Tokyo
Tokyo is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 14,187,176.
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 33 million residents as of 2025. Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island.
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Places bordering Tokyo
Twin towns and sister cities of Tokyo
- Berlin· Germany
- New York· United States
- Paris· France
- London· United Kingdom
- Honolulu· United States
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Tokyo over time
| 2005 | 12,576,611 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,159,388 | |
| 2015 | 13,513,734 | |
| 2020 | 14,047,594 | |
| 2022 | 14,264,798 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tokyo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 58 | 101 | 119 | 129 | 174 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 167 | 85 | 40 |
Airports nearest to Tokyo
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 18 km
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 64 km
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 85 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Tokyo
78 places-
San-Augustine Island
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Sumisu Jima Island
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Udone Island Island
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Ayase River River
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Bonin Islands Island
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Chichijima Rettō Island
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Kanda River River
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Meguro River River
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Mihara Yama Mountain
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Mount Suribachi Mountain
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Nanpō Shotō Island
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Nishitama-gun District
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Okutama-ko Lake
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Ōnohara Jima Island
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Ōshima Shichō District
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Sumida River River
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Suruga Bay Natural site
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Tōkyō Gate Bridge Landmark
Largest cities and towns
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Hachiōji City, Hachiōji579.4K -
Machida City, Machida Shi431.1K -
Kokubunji City, Kokubunji129.2K -
Nishi-Tokyo-shi City, Nishitōkyō-shi207.4K -
Higashimurayama City, Higashi-murayama-shi151.8K -
Musashino City, Musashino-shi150.1K -
Nakano City City, Nakano-ku344.9K -
Shinjuku Neighbourhood, Shinjuku349.4K
Nature and heritage in Tokyo
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources