Tokyo
/ˈtəʊkjəʊ/- the capital of Japan; pop. 12,758, 000 (est. 2007). Formerly called Edo, it was the centre of the military government under the shoguns (1603- 1867). It was renamed Tokyo in 1868, when it replaced Kyoto as the imperial capital.东京（日本首都, 关东区首府, 2007年估计人口12,758, 000; 旧称江户, 是幕府军事政府[1603-1867]的中心, 1868年重新命名为东京, 取代京都成为帝国的首都）。