City size comparison

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Tokyo is around the same size as Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Tokyo is approximately 619 sq km, making Tokyo 5% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Tokyo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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