Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being Capital Region (首都圏, Shuto-ken).
Greater Tokyo Area | |
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Greater Tokyo area around Tokyo Bay at night (2021) | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′23″N 139°41′30″E | |
| Major Cities | Tokyo Metropolis (includes 23 special wards) Yokohama Kawasaki Saitama Kawaguchi Chiba Sagamihara |
| Area | |
| • City | 32,424 km2 (12,519 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,547 km2 (3,300 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13,452 km2 (5,194 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 only for metropolitan area) | |
| • Metro | 40,800,000 |
| • Metro density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Greater Tokyo Area | JP￥222,129.275 billion (2020) US$2.084 trillion (2020) (40% of Japan's GDP) |
As of 2016, the United Nations estimates the total population at 38,140,000. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km2 (5,200 mi2), giving it a population density of 2,642 people/km2. It is the second-largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 8,547 km2 (3,300 mi2), behind only the New York City metropolitan area at 11,642 km2 (4,495 mi2). Only the New York metropolitan area exceeds the US$2 trillion GDP of the Tokyo metropolitan area.