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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.
This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in Japan, ordered alphabetically by prefecture. ( See also city; urban planning .)
A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture ( ken or other equivalents), city ( shi), and village ( mura). Geographically, a town is contained within a district .
A city (市, shi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as towns ( 町 , machi ) and villages ( 村 , mura ) , with the difference that they are not a component of districts ( 郡 , gun ) .
Japan has 1671 major cities. What is a city? A city is commonly defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries. Cities generally have extensive systems for infrastructure such as electric grid, sanitation, transportation and other utilites.
14 largest Japanese cities: (estimated populations as of 2020) Questions? Ask in our forum. Book your trip. Hotels. Flights. Car. Buses. Tours. City: Check-in: Nights: With: Search hotels. Information about Japanese cities.
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.
Population statistics in maps and charts for prefectures, districts, cities, towns, municipalities and wards in Japan.
In our database we have geo data for 1091 cities located in Japan including Tokyo as capital of the country. Places are located on North hemisphere, between 24.34478° and 45.40944° latitude. Max. Japan has no neighboring country.
Below is a list of 47 prominent cities in Japan. Each row includes a city's latitude, longitude, capital district and other variables of interest. This is a subset of all 44,557 places in Japan (and only some of the fields) that you'll find in our World Cities Database .
