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___ The most populated cities in Japankeywords: most populated cities of Japan, largest cities of Japan, city proper, urban agglomeration |
Big In Japan List of cities in Japan with the most inhabitants for the latest available year (reference year 2016). The Links will lead you to the official city page. |
Cities ranked by city proper1 population - has a population of |
City Name |
Maps and more... | Inhabitants | Prefecture | Region |
Tokyo * | Map of Tokyo | 9 297 000 | Tokyo Prefecture | Kantō |
Yokohama | Map of Yokohama | 3 723 000 | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kantō |
Osaka | Map of Osaka | 2 694 000 | Osaka Prefecture | Kansai |
Nagoya | Map of Nagoya | 2 298 000 | Aichi Prefecture | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
Sapporo | Map of Sapporo | 1 954 000 | Hokkaido Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Fukuoka | Map of Fukuoka | 1 543 000 | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kyushu |
Kobe | Map of Kobe | 1 536 000 | Hyogo Prefecture | Kansai |
Kawasaki | 1 477 000 | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kantō | |
Kyoto | Map of Kyoto | 1 473 000 | Kyoto Prefecture | Kansai |
Hiroshima | 1 188 000 | Hiroshima Prefecture | Chūgoku (San'yō) | |
Sendai | Map of Sendai | 1 082 000 | Miyagi Prefecture | Tōhoku |
Chiba | 972 000 | Chiba Prefecture | Kantō | |
Kitakyushu ** | 959 000 | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kyushu | Source: Population News of Major Cities (Mar. 1, 2016) *Data for city proper refer to 23 wards (ku) of the old city. The urban agglomeration figures refer to Tokyo-to (Tokyo Prefecture), comprising the 23 wards plus 14 urban counties (shi), 18 towns (machi) and 8 villages (mura). The 'Tokyo Metropolitan Area' (pop. 13 million) If you want to know more about Tokyo Metropolis look at Megacities of the World. **Including the wards of Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu and Yahata (Yawata). 1 City proper is defined as a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government. |
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