Tokyo 東京都

Origin

Conceived by Kōki Watanabe, a member of the Tokyo City council, and established in December 1889 as the crest of the City of Tokyo. The four kanji 日, 本, 東, and 京 — spelling 'Nihon' (Japan) and 'Tōkyō' — are stylized as a sun radiating light in six directions, representing Tokyo as the capital and center of Japan and carrying a wish for its development.

Adopted

November 8, 1943

Tags

• Sun
• Light rays
• Combined characters
• Stylized character
• Radial
• "日"
• "本"
• "東"
• "京"

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