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This is a list of cities in Japan sorted by prefecture and within prefecture by founding date. The list is also sortable by population, area, density and foundation date. Most large cities in Japan are cities designated by government ordinance. Some regionally important cities are designated as core cities.
The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) defines a metropolitan area as one or more central cities and its associated outlying municipalities. To qualify as an outlying municipality, the municipality must have at least 1.5% of its resident population aged 15 and above commuting to school or work into one of the central cities.
The "Great Heisei Mergers" nearly halved the number of municipalities in Japan, once again increasing the size of some cities significantly and creating new towns and cities. Despite a mounting population loss in rural areas and some smaller cities, Japan's major cities continue to grow. Source date is from the 2010 Census.
Rank Name Prefecture Pop. Rank Name Prefecture Pop. 1: Tokyo: Tokyo: 9,272,740: 11: Hiroshima: Hiroshima: 1,194,034 2: Yokohama: Kanagawa: 3,724,844: 12: Sendai ...
The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 31 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
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List of cities in Ōita Prefecture by population; List of cities in Okayama Prefecture by population; List of cities in Okinawa Prefecture by population; List of cities in Osaka Prefecture by population
The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 29 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.