List of capitals in Japan

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A prefectural capital is a city where a prefectural government and assembly is located.

Japan

In Japan, a prefectural capital is called todōfukenchō shozaichi (都道府県庁所在地?).

List of Japanese prefectural capitals

Capital Prefecture Regions and Prefectures of Japan 2.svg
Region		 Island Pop.¹ ISO Status
Flag of Akita, Akita.svg Akita Akita Tōhoku Honshū 327,651 JP-05 Core city
Flag of Aomori, Aomori.svg Aomori Aomori Tōhoku Honshū 304,657 JP-02 Core city
Flag of Chiba, Chiba.svg Chiba Chiba Kantō Honshū 943,568 JP-12 Designated city
Flag of Fukui, Fukui.svg Fukui Fukui Chūbu Honshū 268,210 JP-18 Special city
Flag of Fukuoka City.svg Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyūshū Kyūshū 1,434,650 JP-40 Designated city
Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg Fukushima Fukushima Tōhoku Honshū 288,602 JP-07 City
Flag of Gifu, Gifu.svg Gifu Gifu Chūbu Honshū 411,753 JP-21 Core city
22px Hiroshima Hiroshima Chūgoku Honshū 1,164,885 JP-34 Designated city
Flag of Kagoshima, Kagoshima.svg Kagoshima Kagoshima Kyūshū Kyūshū 604,268 JP-46 Core city
Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg Kanazawa Ishikawa Chūbu Honshū 455,952 JP-17 Core city
Flag of Kobe.svg KobeKobe Hyōgo Kansai Honshū 1,532,305 JP-28 Designated city
Flag of Kochi, Kochi.svg KochiKōchi KochiKōchi Shikoku Shikoku 345,418 JP-39 Core city
Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.svg KofuKōfu Yamanashi Chūbu Honshū 198,757 JP-19 Special city
Flag of Kumamoto, Kumamoto.svg Kumamoto Kumamoto Kyūshū Kyūshū 670,014 JP-43 Core city
Flag of Kyoto City.svg Kyoto Kyoto Kansai Honshū 1,468,065 JP-26 Designated city
Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.svg Maebashi Gunma Kantō Honshū 317,167 JP-10 Core city
Flag of Matsue, Shimane.svg Matsue Shimane Chūgoku Honshū 195,008 JP-32 Special city
Flag of Matsuyama, Ehime.svg Matsuyama Ehime Shikoku Shikoku 514,771 JP-38 Core city
Flag of Mito, Ibaraki.svg Mito Ibaraki Kantō Honshū 263,299 JP-08 Special city
Flag of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.svg Miyazaki Miyazaki Kyūshū Kyūshū 368,984 JP-45 Core city
Flag of Morioka, Iwate.svg Morioka Iwate Tōhoku Honshū 298,959 JP-03 Core city
Flag of Nagano, Nagano.svg Nagano Nagano Chūbu Honshū 377,328 JP-20 Core city
Flag of Nagasaki, Nagasaki.svg Nagasaki Nagasaki Kyūshū Kyūshū 446,551 JP-42 Core city
Flag of Nagoya.svg Nagoya Aichi Chūbu Honshū 2,243,564 JP-23 Designated city
Flag of Naha, Okinawa.svg Naha Okinawa Kyūshū Ryūkyū Islands 313,436 JP-47 Core city
Flag of Nara, Nara.svg Nara Nara Kansai Honshū 366,863 JP-29 Core city
Flag of Niigata, Niigata.svg Niigata Niigata Chūbu Honshū 811,613 JP-15 Designated city
Flag of Oita, Oita.svg OitaŌita OitaŌita Kyūshū Kyūshū 467,617 JP-44 Core city
Flag of Okayama, Okayama.svg Okayama Okayama Chūgoku Honshū 700,646 JP-33 Designated city
Flag of Osaka City.svg Osaka Osaka Kansai Honshū 2,649,601 JP-27 Designated city
Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg OtsuŌtsu Shiga Kansai Honshū 330,044 JP-25 Core city
Flag of Saga, Saga.svg Saga Saga Kyūshū Kyūshū 239,003 JP-41 Special city
Flag of Saitama, Saitama.svg Saitama Saitama Kantō Honshū 1,197,471 JP-11 Designated city
Flag of Sapporo, Hokkaido.svg Sapporo Hokkaidō Hokkaidō Hokkaidō 1,896,704 JP-01 Designated city
Flag of Sendai, Miyagi.svg Sendai Miyagi Tōhoku Honshū 1,029,576 JP-04 Designated city
Symbol flag of Tokyo.svg Tokyo (Shinjuku)[1] Tokyo Kantō Honshū 314,262 JP-13 Special wards
Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.svg Shizuoka Shizuoka Chūbu Honshū 709,888 JP-22 Designated city
Flag of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg Takamatsu Kagawa Shikoku Shikoku 417,671 JP-37 Core city
Flag of Tokushima, Tokushima.svg Tokushima Tokushima Shikoku Shikoku 265,248 JP-36 City
Flag of Tottori, Tottori.svg Tottori Tottori Chūgoku Honshū 199,319 JP-31 Special city
Flag of Toyama, Toyama.svg Toyama Toyama Chūbu Honshū 420,584 JP-16 Core city
Flag of Tsu, Mie.svg Tsu Mie Kansai Honshū 287,849 JP-24 City
Flag of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg Utsunomiya Tochigi Kantō Honshū 508,114 JP-09 Core city
Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg Wakayama Wakayama Kansai Honshū 371,504 JP-30 Core city
Flag of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg Yamagata Yamagata Tōhoku Honshū 254,724 JP-06 Special city
Flag of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi.svg Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Chūgoku Honshū 191,714 JP-35 City
Flag of Yokohama, Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Kanagawa Kantō Honshū 3,643,641 JP-14 Designated city

Notes: ¹ as of May 1, 2008

Non-capitals which share a name with their prefecture

In most cases, a city that share a name with its prefecture is a prefectural capital. However, there are some municipalities that are not capitals.

Capitals that are not the largest city/metropolitan area in their prefecture

Those in italics are prefectural capitals, or metropolitan areas of them.

 Fukushima Prefecture
1. Flag of Iwaki, Fukushima.svg Iwaki 348,322  1. Kōriyama Metropolitan Area 537,493
2. Flag of Koriyama, Fukushima.svg Kōriyama 338,887  2. Fukushima Metropolitan Area 412,353
3. Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg Fukushima 294,724  3. Iwaki Metropolitan Area 365,864
 Gunma Prefecture
1. Flag of Takasaki, Gunma.svg Takasaki 342,662  1. Takasaki Metropolitan Area 532,271
2. Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.svg Maebashi 317,114  2. Maebashi Metropolitan Area 458,996
 Mie Prefecture
1. Flag of Yokkaichi, Mie.svg Yokkaichi 307,418  1. Yokkaichi Metropolitan Area 606,071
2. Flag of Tsu, Mie.svg Tsu 288,874  2. Tsu Metropolitan Area 308,375
 Shizuoka Prefecture
1. Flag of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.svg Hamamatsu 812,692  1. Shizuoka Metropolitan Area 999,360
2. Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.svg Shizuoka 709,772  2. Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area 919,933
 Tottori Prefecture
1. Flag of Tottori, Tottori.svg Tottori 199,263  1. Yonago Metropolitan Area 252,387
2. Flag of Yonago, Tottori.svg Yonago 148,234  2. Tottori Metropolitan Area 249,067
 Yamaguchi Prefecture
1. Flag of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg Shimonoseki 284,693  1. Shimonoseki Metropolitan Area 287,935
2. Flag of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi.svg Yamaguchi 191,740  2. Ube Metropolitan Area 258,180
3. Flag of Ube, Yamaguchi.svg Ube 175,334  3. Yamaguchi Metropolitan Area 178,402

Notes:

City populations are as of July 2008.
Metropolitan area populations are as of 2000. (Urban Employment Areas)

References

  1. ↑ 都庁の所在地 Shinjuku is the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.But Tokyo is not a "municipality".Therefore, for the sake of convenience, the notation of prefectural is "TBacon".
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