The view stating that Tokyo acquired the position of capital with the appointment of Tokyo Castle (Edo Castle) as the Imperial Palace and the movement of Dajokan (Grand Council of State) to Tokyo, and Tokyo acquired the first position in the order among prefectures in 1871, with which Tokyo acquired the position of capital.
明治2年に東京城（江戸城）が皇城とされ太政官が東京に移されたことと、明治4年府県の順序で東京が第一とされたことで東京が首都の地位を得たとするもの。