Capital of Japan

[4][5] After 1868, the seat of the Government of Japan and the location of the Emperor's home was moved to Edo, which it renamed Tokyo.

[6] In 1941, the Ministry of Education published the "designation of Tokyo as capital" (東京奠都, Tōkyō-tento).

Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by cabinet order."

A contemporary history textbook states that the Meiji government "moved the capital (shuto) from Kyoto to Tokyo" without using the sento term.

[15][16] This list of legendary capitals of Japan begins with the reign of Emperor Jimmu.

Traditional site of Kuzuha-no-Miya Palace in Osaka Prefecture
1/1000 scale model of Fujiwara-kyō , held by Kashihara-shi Fujiwara-kyō reference room
1/1000 scale model of Heijō-kyō , held by Nara City Hall
1/1000 scale model of Heian-kyō , held by Kyoto City Heiankyo Sosei-Kan Museum