| Official Name: | Tokio, Washington |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community, Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Tokio |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 47.2097°N -118.2697°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 593 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,946 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99169 |
| Area Code: | 509 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1511567 |
Tokio is a rural location and former rural community in Adams County, in the Palouse region of eastern Washington. It is located along Interstate 90 northeast of Ritzville.[2] [3]
In 1888, Northern Pacific Railway railway officials named the railroad stop at this location "Iona." It was changed to Tracy in 1905, and then Tokio in 1906.[4]
In the early 20th century the community had a rural school; its enrollment in 1917-18 was 10 pupils.[5] [6] Essentially the small community of that period has since dissipated.[7]
Several wheat fields in Tokio and neighboring areas were destroyed by a 20000acres fire on July 31, 1998, which killed one farmer. His wheat crop was harvested by neighbors in a community celebration of life.[8]
The freeway exit is adjacent to a weigh station, which inspired the name of a Spokane band.[9] The weigh station has a truck stop and restaurant, along with a recreational cannabis store that opened in 2016.[10] The truck stop was also used as a filming location for The Promise, an independent movie released in 2004.[11]