A railroad official chose the name Tokio, based on the local Dakota Indian word to-ki, or "gracious gift."
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However, some believe it is named after the city of Tokyo in Japan.
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Masahiro Matsuoka from the band Tokio lent his likeness to the character, as well as motion capture and voice acting.
Ondrej Lenárd (1942) world famous conductor, director of leading Slovak orchestras, conductor of the Tokio Shynsei Nippon Symphony Orchestra
The song was released as the first promotional single in the spring of 2005 and became one of Tei's most successful songs in Japan reaching the top ten on the Tokio Hot 100 radio chart.
They have released the single "Danke Frau Merkel," a political dissent of present Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as "Tokio Hotel diss," attacking the band "Tokio Hotel," which was highlighted in the April 23, 2008 issue of the German newspaper Bild.