Does 東京 have alternate spellings?

Wait, why is Tokyo spelled weird in this map? Just a mistake, or…?

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That’s the simplified Chinese spelling.

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Thank you!

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I’m sort of surprised that 東 gets a simplified character…I guess it’s easier to write but still

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Yeah, 東 is already quite simple, but they decided to adopt its cursive version.

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