royal capital; imperial capital
town; city; municipal; urban
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
university town; college town
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
urban area; urban district
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
ancient city; former capital
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
artificial island city; floating city
ordinance-designated city
inner-city area; city center
state capital; provincial capital; county town
fortified city; walled city
satellite city; satellite town
city planning; urban planning; town planning
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
old capital; former capital
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
port city; harbour city; harbor city
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
university town; college town
urbanization; urbanisation
residents of the capital; townsfolk
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
central city; major city (in a region)
subcenter (of a large city) (subcentre); urban subcenter
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(under) metropolitan government management
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
city bank; metropolitan bank
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
Protectorate General (Han and Tang-period Chinese office)
boom town; emerging city; new town
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
city dweller; townspeople
town gas; city gas; municipal gas
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
open city; defenseless city
city bank; metropolitan bank
megacity; city with over a million people
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
urban transport; urban transit
urban engineering; municipal engineering
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Hokkaido)
the Russian capital (i.e. Moscow)
medium-sized city; mid-size city
cityscape; urban landscape
return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Kyoto, Osaka and Hokkaido); Tokyo and other prefectures
Protector General (Tang-period Chinese official); travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
provincial capital (of China)
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
being owned by the Tokyo metropolitan government
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
Tusita (heaven, pure land)
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
Tokyo metropolitan residents' tax
government of Tokyo Metropolis
metropolitan tax (of Tokyo)
secondary capital city (of historical China)
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
prefectural senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area); public senior high school (in Tokyo Metropolitan Area)
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
garden-town development; rural city development; urban sprawl
city built according to the principles of fengshui
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Osaka and Kyoto)
Protectorate General to Pacify the North; Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
Protectorate General to Pacify the East; Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE
Censorate (Ming and Qing-dynasty surveillance agency)
Protectorate General to Pacify the West; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE
Protectorate General of Annam; Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE
urban farming; urban agriculture
Protectorate General of the Central Asian Nomadic Lands; Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 650 CE
municipal waste from which valuable raw materials can be extracted; (lit.) urban oil field
Protectorate General of Beiting; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 702 CE
Protectorate General of the Western Regions; Han-period Chinese office established in East Turkestan in 60 BCE