Tokyo, capital of Japan A special regime, which ruled in the provinces and cities together the Greater Tokyo Area meta classified as the largest city in the world. Overall then the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 35,237,000 people living) in downtown Tokyo District 23 special regime. With a population of approximately 12 million people in urban areas is the most populous city in the country. The population of Tokyo There are a total of over 35 million people, Tokyo is located in the Kanto region of Japan, the word "Tokyo" refers to the "City of the East" in Tokyo is also the location of the Palace of the Emperor.