TÅkyÅ
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TÅkyÅ
(plural TÅkyÅs)- a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan
- 1990: The languages of Japan (page 122)While this appears to be the case with many modern dialect systems, there is considerable debate as to whether the KyÅto-ÅŒsaka system, which makes more distinctions, is older or newer than the TÅkyÅ system.
- 2007: Fodor's TÅkyÅ (page 12)TÅkyÅ commands a prominent position in the KantÅ region on the southern cost of HonshÅ«, Japan's largest island.
- 2007: Fodor's TÅkyÅ (page 270)The shogunate was overthrown in 1867 by supporters of Emperor Meiji. The following year, the emperor moved his court from KyÅto to Edo and renamed it TÅkyÅ: the Eastern Capital.