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Unsorted Notes
W-Link Notes (1):
 * Unified Story Timeline -
 * Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 08/Chapter 3 -
 * Strange Juices -
 * J.C.Staff -

W-Link Notes (2):
 * Toaru Project -
 * Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator - Monthly Accelerator -
 * Science vs Magic Soccer Match - FC Collaboration Projects
 * Musashino Milk - (Musashino City)
 * Motto Marutto Railgun Episode 01 - (Kabukichō)
 * Miki Kazuma - in
 * Japan
 * Evacuation of Academy City -, (multiple)
 * Academy City - (Tama City),  (Tachikawa City)

W-Link Notes (3):
 * (Tokyo Metropolis, Tokyo Prefecture)
 * Tokyo Metropolitan Employment Area - On AC opening paragraph, no W-link
 * Now removed
 * Now removed

Redirects in place:
 * Eastern Tokyo
 * Western Tokyo
 * Tokyo Bay
 * Shibuya
 * Shinjuku

Composition:
 * Since 2001, Tokyo consists of 62 municipalities: 23 special wards, 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages.

01/03/2022

 * 13.00-16.00

12/03/2022-

 * Double-check on non-Tokyo-sweep articles for Tokyo sub-areas (currently tagging Shibuya, Shinjuku and Saitama cases), none for Akihabara, more to gradually follow
 * Minato started at 14:2X
 * Tachikawa check sweep done on 15th

25/03/2022-

 * Principles draft
 * What Tokyo is: Largest city and capital, metropolis and prefecture
 * The 23 special wards
 * Background first paragraph draft
 * Edo, Tokugawa, Capital, 1943, WW2
 * Etymology considered (Tokyo and Edo)
 * Trivia revision considered

Background Draft:

Tokyo was initially a small fishing village known as Edo, in the former Musashi Province, with developments after its original founding, but grew significantly after made it the center of his ruling when he became shogun in 1603. In the subsequent, Edo was the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate and a key political and cultural center though not the imperial capital, with the emperor of Japan still residing in. In 1869, the young Emperor Meiji moved to Edo, which was accordingly renamed Tokyo (Eastern Capital), with the city of Tokyo being officially established in 1889. In 1943, the city was merged with the prefecture, with the area formerly occupied by Tokyo City becoming the 23 special wards. Tokyo sustained extensive damage during World War II.

<!--HISTORY-WIKIPEDIA EXTRACT Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo, in what was formerly part of the old Musashi Province. Edo was first fortified by the Edo clan, in the late twelfth century. In 1457, Ōta Dōkan built Edo Castle. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved from Mikawa Province (his lifelong base) to the Kantō region. When he became shōgun in 1603, Edo became the center of his ruling. During the subsequent Edo period, Edo grew into one of the largest cities in the world with a population topping one million by the 18th century.[18] But Edo was still the home of the Tokugawa shogunate and not the capital of Japan (the Emperor himself lived in Kyoto from 794 to 1868).[19] During the Edo era, the city enjoyed a prolonged period of peace known as the Pax Tokugawa, and in the presence of such peace, Edo adopted a stringent policy of seclusion, which helped to perpetuate the lack of any serious military threat to the city.[20] The absence of war-inflicted devastation allowed Edo to devote the majority of its resources to rebuilding in the wake of the consistent fires, earthquakes, and other devastating natural disasters that plagued the city. However, this prolonged period of seclusion came to an end with the arrival of American Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853. Commodore Perry forced the opening of the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate, leading to an increase in the demand for new foreign goods and subsequently a severe rise in inflation.[21] Social unrest mounted in the wake of these higher prices and culminated in widespread rebellions and demonstrations, especially in the form of the "smashing" of rice establishments.[22] Meanwhile, supporters of the Meiji Emperor leveraged the disruption that these widespread rebellious demonstrations were causing to further consolidate power by overthrowing the last Tokugawa shōgun, Yoshinobu, in 1867.[23] After 265 years, the Pax Tokugawa came to an end.

1869–1943 Main articles: Tokyo City and Tokyo Prefecture In 1869, the 17-year-old Emperor Meiji moved to Edo, and in accordance, the city was renamed Tokyo (meaning Eastern Capital). The city was divided into Yamanote and Shitamachi. Tokyo was already the nation's political and cultural center,[24] and the emperor's residence made it a de facto imperial capital as well, with the former Edo Castle becoming the Imperial Palace. The city of Tokyo was officially established on May 1, 1889.

The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line portion between Ueno and Asakusa was the first subway line built in Japan and East Asia completed on December 30, 1927.[13] Central Tokyo, like Osaka, has been designed since about 1900 to be centered on major railway stations in a high-density fashion, so suburban railways were built relatively cheaply at street level and with their own right-of-way. Though expressways have been built in Tokyo, the basic design has not changed.[citation needed]

Tokyo went on to suffer two major catastrophes in the 20th century: the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which left 140,000 dead or missing; and World War II.[25] --> <!--WIKIPEDIA OPENING EXTRACT Tokyo (/ˈtoʊkioʊ/;[7] Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō [toːkʲoː] (audio speaker iconlisten)), historically Tokio and officially the Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is the capital[8] and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world,[5] with an estimated 37.468 million residents in 2018. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government. As of 2021, the prefecture has an estimated population of 14.04 million.[4]

Originally a fishing village, named Edo, the city became a prominent political center in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world at over one million. Following the end of the shogunate in 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to the city, which was renamed Tokyo (literally "eastern capital"). Tokyo was devastated by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and again by Allied bombing raids during World War II. Beginning in the 1950s, the city underwent rapid reconstruction and expansion, going on to lead Japan's post-war economic recovery. Since 1943, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has administered the prefecture's 23 special wards (formerly Tokyo City), various bed towns and suburbs in the western area, and two outlying island chains.

Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world by gross domestic product, and is categorized as an Alpha+ city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Part of an industrial region that includes the cities of Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Chiba, Tokyo is Japan's leading center of business and finance. In 2019, it hosted 36 of the Fortune Global 500 companies.[9] In 2020, it ranked fourth on the Global Financial Centres Index, behind New York City, London, and Shanghai.[10] Tokyo has the world's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree,[11] and the world's largest underground floodwater diversion facility, MAOUDC.[12] The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line is the oldest underground metro line in East Asia (1927).[13]

The city has hosted multiple international events, including the 1964 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and three G7 Summits (1979, 1986, and 1993). Tokyo is an international center of research and development and is represented by several major universities, notably the University of Tokyo. Tokyo Station is the central hub for Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, and the city is served by an extensive network of rail and subways. Shinjuku Station is also the world's busiest train station. Notable districts of Tokyo include Chiyoda (the site of the National Diet Building and the Imperial Palace), Shinjuku (the city's administrative center), and Shibuya (a commercial, cultural and business hub). -->