Tokyo
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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)
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.