Tokio, Washington

Tokio is a rural community in Adams County, in the Palouse region of eastern Washington. It is located along Interstate 90 northeast of Ritzville.[2] The town had a population of 1,775 in 1998.[3]

Tokio, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°12′35″N 118°16′11″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Adams
Elevation [1]	1,946 ft (593 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99169
Area code(s)	509
GNIS feature ID	1511567

Several wheat fields in Tokio and neighboring areas were destroyed by a 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) fire on July 31, 1998, which killed one farmer. His wheat crop was harvested by neighbors in a community celebration of life.[3]

The freeway exit is adjacent to a weigh station, which inspired the name of a Spokane band.[4] The weigh station once had a truck stop and restaurant, which was replaced by a recreational cannabis store in 2016.[5] The truck stop was also used as a filming location for The Promise, an independent movie released in 2004.[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
2. "Tokio, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
3. Mapes, Lynda V. (August 6, 1998). "Sharing the burden: Neighbors harvest crop of farmer killed in fire". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
4. Jordan, Isamu (November 24, 2006). "Tokio Weigh Station falls into place". Spokesman-Review. p. 4W.
5. Vestal, Shawn (January 7, 2018). "Tokio Weigh Station's cannabis shop a literal sign of the times". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
6. Courtney, Ross A. (September 4, 2003). "Eight-year-old Prosser girl gets a starring role". Yakima Herald-Republic. p. V1. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via HighBeam.