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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just a few days ago I told my children that Tokyo is the largest city in the world.

Dad needs to keep up with the times!

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's cool to think that Tokyo is actually not a "city", but an entirely urban prefecture (state), with a lot of cities in it.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

TBH the distinction is meaningless when different cities are so close together that you can't tell exactly in which one you are at any given time.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago

Brooklyn originally wasn’t technically part of New York.

[–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The main indicator you’re in a different city in Tokyo are the signs that public smoking is banned in the city you just arrived at. Everything else is basically the same.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, i think metro areas make more sense for many things. There's the 23ku, but also the rest of (non-marintime) Tokyo pref., much of kanagawa pref., and parts of Chiba and Saitama prefs.

The daytime population of the 23ku is crazy, but not everyone lives therein.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

It's bizarre to think of a city with the population of Canada.