Tokyo metropolitan area greater population than Argentina and Colombia

Did you know that in the Metropolitan area of Tokyo live nearly as many people as live in Spain? The large area of Tokyo (Tōkyō-ken), also known as the Tokyo-Yokohama area is the largest metropolitan area of Japan, and also the largest in the world. According to studies, Tokyo-ken is consisted of the prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, concentrating around 38 million people.

View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building

View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building

Some other countries with a similar population like the metropolitan area of Tokyo-Yokohama:

Colombia — 45 million

Argentina —  38 million

Photo: ykanazawa1999

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