Tokyos

Tokyos is not a standard geographic name. In English, the capital of Japan is referred to as Tokyo. The plural form Tokyos may appear only as the plural of Tokyo when a text discusses more than one place named Tokyo, or as a stylistic or fictional construction. It is not used in official contexts.

Etymology and spelling: The city’s name in Japanese is Tōkyō, meaning “Eastern Capital.” In older English usage, the city was spelled Tokio; the modern standard is Tokyo. The plural Tokyos has no established meaning beyond referring to multiple Tokyos in a nonstandard sense.

Geography and governance: Tokyo is a single metropolitan prefecture, commonly called Tokyo Metropolis, which governs 23 special wards plus multiple cities, towns, and villages within its jurisdiction. There is no official subdivision or entity known as “Tokyos,” and the plural form does not reflect administrative units.

Usage in culture and fiction: Some writers may use “Tokyos” to denote alternate versions of Tokyo in fictional or multiverse settings, or to refer to different places named Tokyo in non-Japanese contexts. In the absence of such a context, the term is ambiguous and not used in formal references.

See also: Tokyo; Tokio; Tōkyō; Tokyo Metropolis; Japanese romanization.