APPENDICES

History of Tokyo

1603	Tokugawa Ieyasu establishes Shogunate Government (Tokugawa Shogunate) in the town of Edo. Edo period begins.
1657	Major fire in Edo claims over 100,000 lives.
1674	Seki Takakazu publishes Hatsubi-Sanpo, presenting solutions to algebraic equations.
1718	Firefighting organizations established.
1721	First population census conducted (Edo’s population about 1.3 million).
1722	Koishikawa Yojosho established as the first free hospital by the government.
1854	Treaty of Peace and Amity between Japan and the U.S. concluded (Japan ends seclusion policy).
1867	Tokugawa Yoshinobu, last shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, resigns and returns governing power to the Emperor.
1868	New Meiji government established. Meiji era begins. Edo renamed Tokyo and becomes a prefecture.
1872	First railway line opens between Shimbashi, Tokyo and Yokohama.
1877	First Industrial Exhibition held at Ueno Park.
1879	First Tokyo-fu (prefecture) Conference held.
1882	First zoo opened in Ueno.
1885	Cabinet system established. Ito Hirobumi appointed as first Prime Minister.
1888	Municipal organization system introduced.
1889	Constitution of the Empire of Japan promulgated. Tokyo City and 15 wards established.
1893	Jurisdiction of three Tama Areas transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo-fu.
1894	Tokyo-fu Government Building completed in Marunouchi. Sino-Japanese War begins (ends 1895).
1904	Russo-Japanese War begins (ends 1905).
1912	Taisho era begins.
1914	World War I begins (ends 1918). Red brick and tile Tokyo Station completed.
1920	Japan becomes one of the original members of the League of Nations. First census conducted. Population of Tokyo-fu rapidly increases and becomes 3,699,428.
1923	Great Kanto Earthquake claims the lives of around 140,000 people and destroys about 300,000 houses.
1925	Universal male suffrage enacted. Radio broadcasting services launched.
1926	Showa era begins.
1927	First subway line opens between Asakusa and Ueno.
1931	Tokyo Airport opens in Haneda.
1935	Tokyo's resident population reaches 6.36 million (almost the same as New York City and London).
1941	Port of Tokyo opens. Pacific War begins.
1943	Metropolitan administration system established.
1945	March 10: Tokyo hit by heaviest air raid since beginning of war. Pacific War ends. Tokyo’s population drops to 3.49 million (half of 1940 levels).
1947	Constitution of Japan promulgated. New local self-government system introduced. Seiichiro Yasui elected first Governor of Tokyo by popular vote. Tokyo launches 23 special-ward administration system.
1951	Treaty of Peace with Japan and Japan-U.S. Security Treaty concluded.
1953	Television broadcasting services launched.
1956	Japan joins United Nations.
1959	Ryotaro Azuma elected Governor of Tokyo.
1962	Tokyo population reaches 10 million. Start of high economic growth period.
1964	Olympic Games held in Tokyo.
1967	Ryokichi Minobe elected Governor.
1968	Ogasawara Islands returned to Japan.

1969	Tokyo Metropolitan Pollution Control Ordinance enacted.
1973	Oil crisis occurs.
1975	First public election of ward mayors conducted.
1979	Fifth G7 Economic Summit Meeting held in Tokyo. Shunichi Suzuki elected Governor.
1982	Long-Term Plan for the Tokyo Metropolis announced.
1989	Heisei era begins.
1991	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings move to Shinjuku from Marunouchi.
1993	Rainbow Bridge opened.
1995	Yukio Aoshima elected Governor.
1997	Long-Term Strategies for a Resident-Friendly Tokyo announced.
1999	Shintaro Ishihara elected Governor. Fiscal Reconstruction Promotion Plan announced. Say No to Diesel Vehicles! campaign launched.
2000	Responsibility of refuse collection and disposal transferred to wards. Miyake Island erupts and all residents evacuated.
2001	Asian Network of Major Cities (ANMC21) holds 1st Plenary Meeting.
2002	Accommodation tax introduced. Tokyo City Promotion Campaign sends first mission to Europe.
2003	Diesel Vehicle Emissions Regulations introduced in Greater Tokyo Area.
2004	ShinGinko Tokyo Bank established.
2005	New Tokyo Metropolitan University begins operations.
2006	Tokyo selected as Japan’s applicant city for the 2016 Olympics. Tokyo's Big Change: The 10-Year Plan announced.
2007	Inaugural Tokyo Marathon held. Tokyo announces Japan’s first financial statements based on the new public accounting system. Green Tokyo Fundraising Campaign launched.
2008	Tokyo selected as a candidate city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. C40 Tokyo Conference on Climate Change held.
2009	Rio de Janeiro selected to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
2010	Haneda Airport puts new runway and international terminal into service.
2011	Great East Japan Earthquake occurs. Ogasawara Islands inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Tokyo announces its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tokyo Vision 2020 formulated.
2012	Naoki Inose elected Governor.

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