Tokyo
Tokyo (東京, formally Tokyo Metropolis Tōkyō) (東京都 is the capital and biggest city of Tōkyō-to)Japan, as well as one of the nation's 47 prefectures. Due to its importance as the capital city of Japan, it has appeared in countless Japanese and foreign films, as well as a majority of kaiju films, whether as a primary location or simply through a reference.
Name
Tokyo was originally known as "Edo", meaning "estuary." Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the de facto imperial capital in 1868.
History
Showa Series
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla, after being discovered on Odo Island, began journeying towards Japan after the JMSDF attempted to use depth-charges to kill him. Unfortunately, these weapons failed to injure the Template:Kaiju, and instead only angered him. Godzilla followed the ships back to their home port, being Tokyo. Several days after the expedition to Odo Island concluded, Godzilla rose out of Tokyo Bay during a summer night, terrifying a group of people aboard a cruise ship, before sinking back below the water. The following evening, Godzilla left the water again and this time came ashore, attacking the neighbouring city of Shinagawa, causing much destruction and death before returning to the bay. A barrier constructed from thousands of high-voltage pylons were then constructed around the city in an attempt to defend it should Godzilla surface again, but these proved ultimately useless when Godzilla rose out of Tokyo Bay once more and melted the pylons with his atomic breath. Godzilla then entered Tokyo and quickly began to destroy it, deliberately seeking out those who directly attacked him from the ground. After leaving much of the city in ruins, two F-86 Sabres of the JASDF were mobilised in a final attempt to drive Godzilla back, but the nuclear monster simply ignored their assault. With no ammunition left and barely enough fuel to return to base, the jets were forced to fly away as Godzilla returned to the ocean yet again. The death toll from the attack was massive, but the residual radiation left behind by Godzilla's assault on the city would go on to kill many more.
Varan
Mothra
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Gamera
War of the Gargantuas
King Kong Escapes
Destroy All Monsters
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Heisei Series
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Rebirth of Mothra III
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Godzilla: The Series
Competition
Monster Wars: Part 2
Millennium Series
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla: Final Wars
MonsterVerse
Godzilla (2014)
Post-Millennium Series
Shin Godzilla
Gallery
Godzilla attacks Tokyo in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.