About how many people live in the Tokyo Metropolis (the city proper)?
Answerover 14 million (2023)
The metropolis is made up of 23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district and 4 subprefectures.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo (2023) en.wikipedia.org
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6 sourced facts about Tokyo, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
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About how many people live in the Greater Tokyo Area?
Answerabout 33 million (2025)
That makes Greater Tokyo the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Why was Tokyo Skytree built to exactly 634 meters?
Answer6-3-4 reads 'Mu-sa-shi'
In Japanese, 6 (mu), 3 (sa) and 4 (shi) spell Musashi, an historic regional name.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo Skytree (2012) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
What share of Japan's nominal GDP did Tokyo account for in 2022?
Answer21.2%
The wider Greater Tokyo Area produced about US$2.08 trillion in GDP that year.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo (2022) en.wikipedia.org
Tokyo's Ogasawara Islands stretch as far as how far from central Tokyo?
Answer1,850 km (1,150 mi)
Even these distant islands are administered as part of the Tokyo Metropolis.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo en.wikipedia.org
What is the total land area of the Tokyo Metropolis?
Answer2,194 km² (847 sq mi)
Tokyo's area covers 23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district and 4 subprefectures, including outlying islands.
Source: Wikipedia, Tokyo en.wikipedia.org
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