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History of Tokyo, an Uncommon card
Tokyo is Japan's capital city and prefecture. Defined by city proper area, it was the world's 12th largest city in 2018, with 13,515,271 residents.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 192 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Tokyo quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Tokyo card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The city's ______ name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
Answer
original. The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century. From the History of Tokyo article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Tokyo is Japan's capital city and prefecture. Defined by city proper area, it was the world's 12th largest city in ____, with 13,515,271 residents.
Answer
2010s. Tokyo is Japan's capital city and prefecture. Defined by city proper area, it was the world's 12th largest city in 2018, with 13,515,271 residents. From the History of Tokyo article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cimmerians. Cimmerians 150,000 · 2026 Andalusian regional election 120,000 · History of Poland 56,000 · History of Tokyo 32,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The history of Tokyo starts with archaeological remains in the area from around 5,000 years ago.
- Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628.
- The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Tokyo article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get History of Tokyo
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Tokyo (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tokyoship, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
