Definition of Capital of Japan

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan.

Exact synonyms: Edo, Japanese Capital, Tokio, Tokyo, Yeddo, Yedo
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Hondo, Honshu, Japan, Nihon, Nippon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Japan

capital of Hawaii
capital of Hungary
capital of Iceland
capital of Idaho
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capital of India
capital of Indiana
capital of Indonesia
capital of Iowa
capital of Iran
capital of Iraq
capital of Ireland
capital of Israel
capital of Italy
capital of Jamaica
capital of Japan (current term)
capital of Jordan
capital of Kansas
capital of Kazakhstan
capital of Kentucky
capital of Kenya
capital of Kuwait
capital of Kyrgyzstan
capital of Laos
capital of Latvia
capital of Lebanon
capital of Lesotho
capital of Liberia
capital of Libya
capital of Liechtenstein

Literary usage of Capital of Japan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Queer Things about Japan by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1903)
"Kyoro, the ancient capital of Japan. was mercifully deserted by its Emperor before he began to Westernise time national institutions. ..."

2. The Capital of the Tycoon: A Narrative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan by Rutherford Alcock (1863)
"... in this capital of Japan, to prevent men of tl rank of officers going about the streets furiously drun with two deadly weapons at their side ? ..."

3. The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to by Thomas Wallace Knox (1880)
"SIGHTS IN THE EASTERN capital of Japan. r|X) see the whole of Tokio is a matter of no small moment, as the area -L of the city is very great. ..."

4. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"TOKYO; capital of Japan. TORI SHIMA; small, volcanic island, lying due west of Tokuno shima, of the Amami- o-shiina subgroup, but geologically reckoned to ..."

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