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A {{Nihongo|'''core city'''|中核市|Chūkakushi}} is a class or category of [[cities of Japan|Japanese cities]]. It is a local [[administrative division]] created by the national government.<ref name="web-japan">Web-Japan.org, [http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e10_local.pdf |
A {{Nihongo|'''core city'''|中核市|Chūkakushi}} is a class or category of [[cities of Japan|Japanese cities]]. It is a local [[administrative division]] created by the national government.<ref name="web-japan">Web-Japan.org, [http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e10_local.pdf "Local self-government", p. 3]; retrieved 2012-11-28.</ref> Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural governments]], but not as many as [[Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan|designated cities]]. To become a candidate for core city status, a [[city]] must have a population greater than 300,000 and an area greater than 100 square kilometers, although special exceptions may be made by order of the cabinet for cities with populations under 300,000 but over 200,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nippon.zaidan.info/seikabutsu/1999/00168/contents/145.htm |script-title=ja:日本財団図書館(電子図書館) Revised Local Autonomy Law|website=nippon.zaidan.info}}</ref> After the abolition of [[Special cities of Japan|special city]] status on April 1, 2015, any city with a population above 200,000 may apply for core city status.<ref name="soumu">{{cite web |url=http://www.soumu.go.jp/cyukaku/ |script-title=ja:日本總務省 - 中核市・施行時特例市 |website=soumo.go.jp |language=ja}}</ref> |
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Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies. |
Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The term "core city" was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the [[Local Autonomy Law]] of [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nippon.zaidan.info/seikabutsu/1999/00168/contents/143.htm |script-title=ja:日本財団図書館(電子図書館) |
The term "core city" was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the [[Local Autonomy Law]] of [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nippon.zaidan.info/seikabutsu/1999/00168/contents/143.htm |script-title=ja:日本財団図書館(電子図書館) Revised Local Autonomy Law|website=nippon.zaidan.info}}</ref> |
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== List of core cities== |
== List of core cities== |
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As of 1 April 2021, 62 cities have been designated core cities:<ref name="soumu" /> |
As of 1 April 2021, 62 cities have been designated core cities:<ref name="soumu" /> |
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|- |
|- |
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! Name |
! Name |
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! Japanese |
! Japanese |
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!Flag |
! Flag |
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!Emblem |
! Emblem |
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!Area (km<sup>2</sup>) |
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) |
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! Population ([[List of Japanese cities by population|2012]]) |
! Population ([[List of Japanese cities by population|2012]]) |
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! Date of designation |
! Date of designation |
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| [[Akashi, Hyōgo|Akashi]] |
| [[Akashi, Hyōgo|Akashi]] |
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| {{lang|ja|明石市}} |
| {{lang|ja|明石市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Akashi, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Akashi, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Emblem of Akashi, Hyogo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Akashi, Hyogo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|49.22 |
| 49.22 |
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| 290,927 |
| 290,927 |
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| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
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| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
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| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
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|[[File:Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Akita City|Akita]] |
| [[Akita City|Akita]] |
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| {{lang|ja|秋田市}} |
| {{lang|ja|秋田市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Akita, Akita.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Akita, Akita.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Symbol of Akita, Akita.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Akita, Akita.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|906.07 |
| 906.07 |
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| 322,224 |
| 322,224 |
||
| 1997-04-01 |
| 1997-04-01 |
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| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
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| [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] |
| [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] |
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|[[File:Akita in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Akita in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Amagasaki]] |
| [[Amagasaki]] |
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| {{lang|ja|尼崎市}} |
| {{lang|ja|尼崎市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Amagasaki, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Amagasaki, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Emblem of Amagasaki, Hyogo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Amagasaki, Hyogo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|49.77 |
| 49.77 |
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| 451,353 |
| 451,353 |
||
| 2009-04-01 |
| 2009-04-01 |
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| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
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| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
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|[[File:Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]] |
| [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]] |
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| {{lang|ja|青森市}} |
| {{lang|ja|青森市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Aomori, Aomori.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Aomori, Aomori.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Aomori City Emblem.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Aomori City Emblem.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|824.61 |
| 824.61 |
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| 297,348 |
| 297,348 |
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| 2006-10-01 |
| 2006-10-01 |
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| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
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| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] |
| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] |
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|[[File:Aomori in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
| [[File:Aomori in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]] |
| [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]] |
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| {{lang|ja|旭川市}} |
| {{lang|ja|旭川市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Emblem of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|747.6 |
| 747.6 |
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| 351,765 |
| 351,765 |
||
| 2000-04-01 |
| 2000-04-01 |
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| colspan="2"|[[Hokkaidō]] |
| colspan="2" | [[Hokkaidō]] |
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|[[File:Asahikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Asahikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Fukui (city)|Fukui]] |
| [[Fukui (city)|Fukui]] |
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| {{lang|ja|福井市}} |
| {{lang|ja|福井市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Fukui, Fukui.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Fukui, Fukui.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Fukui, Fukui.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Fukui, Fukui.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|536.41 |
| 536.41 |
||
| 266,612 |
| 266,612 |
||
| 2019-04-01 |
| 2019-04-01 |
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| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
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| [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]] |
| [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]] |
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|[[File:Fukui in Fukui prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
| [[File:Fukui in Fukui prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]] |
| [[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]] |
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| {{lang|ja|福島市}} |
| {{lang|ja|福島市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Fukushima, Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|767.72 |
| 767.72 |
||
| 289,355 |
| 289,355 |
||
| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
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| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
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|[[File:Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
| [[File:Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima|Fukuyama]] |
| [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima|Fukuyama]] |
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| {{lang|ja|福山市}} |
| {{lang|ja|福山市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Fukuyama, Hiroshima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Fukuyama, Hiroshima.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Symbol of Fukuyama Hiroshima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Fukuyama Hiroshima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|518.14 |
| 518.14 |
||
| 462,144 |
| 462,144 |
||
| 1998-04-01 |
| 1998-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
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| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] |
| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] |
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|[[File:Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Funabashi, Chiba|Funabashi]] |
| [[Funabashi, Chiba|Funabashi]] |
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| {{lang|ja|船橋市}} |
| {{lang|ja|船橋市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Funabashi, Chiba.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Funabashi, Chiba.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Emblem of Funabashi, Chiba.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|85.62 |
| 85.62 |
||
| 610,492 |
| 610,492 |
||
| 2003-04-01 |
| 2003-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Gifu]] |
| [[Gifu]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|岐阜市}} |
| {{lang|ja|岐阜市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Gifu, Gifu.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Gifu, Gifu.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Gifu, Gifu.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Gifu, Gifu.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|203.60 |
| 203.60 |
||
| 412,718 |
| 412,718 |
||
| 1996-04-01 |
| 1996-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] |
| [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] |
||
|[[File:Gifu in Gifu Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Gifu in Gifu Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Hachinohe, Aomori|Hachinohe]] |
| [[Hachinohe, Aomori|Hachinohe]] |
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| {{lang|ja|八戸市}} |
| {{lang|ja|八戸市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Hachinohe, Aomori.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Hachinohe, Aomori.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Hachinohe Aomori.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Hachinohe Aomori.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|305.56 |
| 305.56 |
||
| 241,613 |
| 241,613 |
||
| 2017-01-01 |
| 2017-01-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
||
| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] |
| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] |
||
|[[File:Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
| [[File:Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]] |
| [[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]] |
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| {{lang|ja|八王子市}} |
| {{lang|ja|八王子市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Hachioji, Tokyo.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Hachioji, Tokyo.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File: |
| [[File:Emblem of Hachiōji, Tokyo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|186.38 |
| 186.38 |
||
| 579,799 |
| 579,799 |
||
| 2015-04-01 |
| 2015-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Tokyo]] |
| [[Tokyo]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Hachioji in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|42x42px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] |
| [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] |
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| {{lang|ja|函館市}} |
| {{lang|ja|函館市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:Symbol of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|677.89 |
| 677.89 |
||
| 279,056 |
| 279,056 |
||
| 2005-10-01 |
| 2005-10-01 |
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| colspan="2"|[[Hokkaidō]] |
| colspan="2" | [[Hokkaidō]] |
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|[[File:Hakodate in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Hakodate in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Higashiōsaka, Osaka|Higashiōsaka]] |
| [[Higashiōsaka, Osaka|Higashiōsaka]] |
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| {{lang|ja|東大阪市}} |
| {{lang|ja|東大阪市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Higashiosaka, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Higashiosaka, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File: |
| [[File:Emblem of Higashiosaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|61.78 |
| 61.78 |
||
| 508,267 |
| 508,267 |
||
| 2005-04-01 |
| 2005-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
| [[File:Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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⚫ | |||
|- |
|- |
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| [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]] |
| [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]] |
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| {{lang|ja|姫路市}} |
| {{lang|ja|姫路市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Himeji, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Himeji, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File: |
| [[File:Symbol of Himeji, Hyogo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
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|534.43 |
| 534.43 |
||
| 536,218 |
| 536,218 |
||
| 1996-04-01 |
| 1996-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Hirakata, Osaka|Hirakata]] |
| [[Hirakata, Osaka|Hirakata]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|枚方市}} |
| {{lang|ja|枚方市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Hirakata, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Hirakata, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Hirakata, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Hirakata, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|65.08 |
| 65.08 |
||
| 407,997 |
| 407,997 |
||
| 2014-04-01 |
| 2014-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Hirakata in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Hirakata in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya]] |
| [[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya]] |
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| {{lang|ja|一宮市}} |
| {{lang|ja|一宮市}} |
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|[[File:Flag of Ichinomiya, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Ichinomiya, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Ichinomiya, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Ichinomiya, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|113.82 |
| 113.82 |
||
| 379,654 |
| 379,654 |
||
| 2021-04-01 |
| 2021-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
||
|[[File:Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] |
| [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] |
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| {{lang|ja|いわき市}} |
| {{lang|ja|いわき市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Iwaki, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Iwaki, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Iwaki Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Iwaki Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|1,232.02 |
| 1,232.02 |
||
| 332,994 |
| 332,994 |
||
| 1999-04-01 |
| 1999-04-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
||
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
||
|[[File:Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
| [[File:Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kagoshima]] |
| [[Kagoshima]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|鹿児島市}} |
| {{lang|ja|鹿児島市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kagoshima, Kagoshima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kagoshima, Kagoshima.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Symbol of Kagoshima, Kagoshima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|547.58 |
| 547.58 |
||
| 607,257 |
| 607,257 |
||
| 1996-04-01 |
| 1996-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]] |
| [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Location of Kagoshima city Kagoshima prefecture Japan.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kashiwa, Chiba|Kashiwa]] |
| [[Kashiwa, Chiba|Kashiwa]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|柏市}} |
| {{lang|ja|柏市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kashiwa, Chiba.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kashiwa, Chiba.svg|50x50px]] |
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|[[File:千葉県柏市市章.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
| [[File:千葉県柏市市章.svg|frameless|33x33px]] |
||
|114.74 |
| 114.74 |
||
| 404,863 |
| 404,863 |
||
| 2008-04-01 |
| 2008-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
||
|[[File:Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]] |
| [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|金沢市}} |
| {{lang|ja|金沢市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|468.64 |
| 468.64 |
||
| 462,796 |
| 462,796 |
||
| 1996-04-01 |
| 1996-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]] |
| [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]] |
||
|[[File:Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]] |
| [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|川越市}} |
| {{lang|ja|川越市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kawagoe, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kawagoe, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Kawagoe, Saitama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Kawagoe, Saitama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|109.13 |
| 109.13 |
||
| 345,361 |
| 345,361 |
||
| 2003-04-01 |
| 2003-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
||
|[[File:Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]] |
| [[File:Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kawaguchi, Saitama|Kawaguchi]] |
| [[Kawaguchi, Saitama|Kawaguchi]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|川口市}} |
| {{lang|ja|川口市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kawaguchi, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kawaguchi, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:埼玉県川口市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:埼玉県川口市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|61.95 |
| 61.95 |
||
| 561,788 |
| 561,788 |
||
| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]] |
| [[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|高知市}} |
| {{lang|ja|高知市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kochi, Kochi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kochi, Kochi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Kochi, Kochi.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Kochi, Kochi.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
||
|309.22 |
| 309.22 |
||
| 342,568 |
| 342,568 |
||
| 1998-04-01 |
| 1998-04-01 |
||
| [[Shikoku]] |
| [[Shikoku]] |
||
| [[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]] |
| [[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]] |
||
|[[File:Kochi in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
| [[File:Kochi in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kōfu]] |
| [[Kōfu]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|甲府市}} |
| {{lang|ja|甲府市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:山梨県甲府市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:山梨県甲府市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|212.47 |
| 212.47 |
||
| 197,318 |
| 197,318 |
||
| 2019-04-01 |
| 2019-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] |
| [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] |
||
|[[File:Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kōriyama, Fukushima|Kōriyama]] |
| [[Kōriyama, Fukushima|Kōriyama]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|郡山市}} |
| {{lang|ja|郡山市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Koriyama, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Koriyama, Fukushima.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Koriyama Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Koriyama Fukushima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|757.20 |
| 757.20 |
||
| 331,140 |
| 331,140 |
||
| 1997-04-01 |
| 1997-04-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
||
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
||
|[[File:Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
| [[File:Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|40x40px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]] |
| [[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|越谷市}} |
| {{lang|ja|越谷市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Koshigaya, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Koshigaya, Saitama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Koshigaya, Saitama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Koshigaya, Saitama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|60.24 |
| 60.24 |
||
| 328,079 |
| 328,079 |
||
| 2015-04-01 |
| 2015-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |
||
|[[File:Koshigaya in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]] |
| [[File:Koshigaya in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kurashiki]] |
| [[Kurashiki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|倉敷市}} |
| {{lang|ja|倉敷市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kurashiki, Okayama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kurashiki, Okayama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Kurashiki Okayama |
| [[File:Emblem of Kurashiki, Okayama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|355.63 |
| 355.63 |
||
| 477,086 |
| 477,086 |
||
| 2002-04-01 |
| 2002-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
||
| [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] |
| [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] |
||
|[[File:Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kure]] |
| [[Kure]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|呉市}} |
| {{lang|ja|呉市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kure, Hiroshima.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kure, Hiroshima.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Kure, Hiroshima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Kure, Hiroshima.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|352.80 |
| 352.80 |
||
| 236,595 |
| 236,595 |
||
| 2016-04-01 |
| 2016-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
||
| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] |
| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] |
||
|[[File:Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]] |
| [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|久留米市}} |
| {{lang|ja|久留米市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Kurume, Fukuoka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|229.96 |
| 229.96 |
||
| 301,821 |
| 301,821 |
||
| 2008-04-01 |
| 2008-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |
| [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |
||
|[[File:Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]] |
| [[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|前橋市}} |
| {{lang|ja|前橋市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Maebashi, Gunma.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Maebashi, Gunma.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|311.59 |
| 311.59 |
||
| 338,481 |
| 338,481 |
||
| 2009-04-01 |
| 2009-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |
||
|[[File:Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Matsue]] |
| [[Matsue]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|松江市}} |
| {{lang|ja|松江市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Matsue, Shimane.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Matsue, Shimane.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Matsue, Shimane.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Matsue, Shimane.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|572.99 |
| 572.99 |
||
| 208,160 |
| 208,160 |
||
| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
||
| [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]] |
| [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]] |
||
|[[File:Matsue in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
| [[File:Matsue in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] |
| [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|松本市}} |
| {{lang|ja|松本市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Matsumoto, Nagano.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Matsumoto, Nagano.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Matsumoto, Nagano.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Matsumoto, Nagano.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|978.47 |
| 978.47 |
||
| 239,466 |
| 239,466 |
||
| 2021-04-01 |
| 2021-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] |
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] |
||
|[[File:Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]] |
| [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|松山市}} |
| {{lang|ja|松山市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Matsuyama, Ehime.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Matsuyama, Ehime.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Emblem of Matsuyama, Ehime.svg|frameless|31x31px]] |
||
|429.40 |
| 429.40 |
||
| 516,823 |
| 516,823 |
||
| 2000-04-01 |
| 2000-04-01 |
||
| [[Shikoku]] |
| [[Shikoku]] |
||
| [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]] |
| [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]] |
||
|[[File:Ehime-matsuyama-city.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Ehime-matsuyama-city.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]] |
| [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|水戸市}} |
| {{lang|ja|水戸市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Mito, Ibaraki.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Mito, Ibaraki.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Mito Ibaraki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Mito Ibaraki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|217.32 |
| 217.32 |
||
| 269,162 |
| 269,162 |
||
| 2020-04-01 |
| 2020-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] |
| [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] |
||
|[[File:Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]] |
| [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|宮崎市}} |
| {{lang|ja|宮崎市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|643.67 |
| 643.67 |
||
| 402,289 |
| 402,289 |
||
| 1998-04-01 |
| 1998-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]] |
| [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]] |
||
|[[File:Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]] |
| [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|盛岡市}} |
| {{lang|ja|盛岡市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Morioka, Iwate.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Morioka, Iwate.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Morioka, Iwate.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Morioka, Iwate.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|886.47 |
| 886.47 |
||
| 299,734 |
| 299,734 |
||
| 2008-04-01 |
| 2008-04-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
||
| [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] |
| [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] |
||
|[[File:Morioka in Iwate Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Morioka in Iwate Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]] |
| [[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|那覇市}} |
| {{lang|ja|那覇市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Naha, Okinawa.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Naha, Okinawa.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Naha, Okinawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Naha, Okinawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|39.98 |
| 39.98 |
||
| 321,695 |
| 321,695 |
||
| 2013-04-01 |
| 2013-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] |
| [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] |
||
|[[File:Naha in Okinawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|39x39px]] |
| [[File:Naha in Okinawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|39x39px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] |
| [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|長野市}} |
| {{lang|ja|長野市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Nagano, Nagano.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Nagano, Nagano.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Nagano Nagano.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Nagano Nagano.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|834.81 |
| 834.81 |
||
| 380,581 |
| 380,581 |
||
| 1999-04-01 |
| 1999-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] |
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] |
||
|[[File:Nagano in Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Nagano in Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Nagasaki]] |
| [[Nagasaki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|長崎市}} |
| {{lang|ja|長崎市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Nagasaki, Nagasaki.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Nagasaki, Nagasaki.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Nagasaki Nagasaki chapter.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Nagasaki Nagasaki chapter.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|240.71 |
| 240.71 |
||
| 440,911 |
| 440,911 |
||
| 1997-04-01 |
| 1997-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] |
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] |
||
|[[File:Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|35x35px]] |
| [[File:Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|35x35px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] |
| [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|奈良市}} |
| {{lang|ja|奈良市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Nara, Nara.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Nara, Nara.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Nara, Nara.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Nara, Nara.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|276.84 |
| 276.84 |
||
| 365,421 |
| 365,421 |
||
| 2002-04-01 |
| 2002-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]] |
| [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]] |
||
|[[File:Nara in Nara Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Nara in Nara Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Neyagawa, Osaka|Neyagawa]] |
| [[Neyagawa, Osaka|Neyagawa]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|寝屋川市}} |
| {{lang|ja|寝屋川市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Neyagawa, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Neyagawa, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Neyagawa, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Neyagawa, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|24.73 |
| 24.73 |
||
| 238,819 |
| 238,819 |
||
| 2019-04-01 |
| 2019-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Nishinomiya]] |
| [[Nishinomiya]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|西宮市}} |
| {{lang|ja|西宮市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Nishinomiya, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Nishinomiya, Hyogo.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Nishinomiya, Hyogo.svg|frameless|35x35px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Nishinomiya, Hyogo.svg|frameless|35x35px]] |
||
|99.96 |
| 99.96 |
||
| 483,878 |
| 483,878 |
||
| 2008-04-01 |
| 2008-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |
||
|[[File:Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]] |
| [[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|大分市}} |
| {{lang|ja|大分市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Oita, Oita.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Oita, Oita.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Oita Oita.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Oita Oita.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|502.38 |
| 502.38 |
||
| 476,008 |
| 476,008 |
||
| 1997-04-01 |
| 1997-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]] |
| [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]] |
||
|[[File:Oita in Oita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Oita in Oita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]] |
| [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|岡崎市}} |
| {{lang|ja|岡崎市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Okazaki, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Okazaki, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Okazaki, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Okazaki, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|387.20 |
| 387.20 |
||
| 374,085 |
| 374,085 |
||
| 2003-04-01 |
| 2003-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
||
|[[File:Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]] |
| [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|大津市}} |
| {{lang|ja|大津市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Ōtsu, Shiga.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Ōtsu, Shiga.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
||
|464.51 |
| 464.51 |
||
| 339,469 |
| 339,469 |
||
| 2009-04-01 |
| 2009-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] |
| [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] |
||
|[[File:Otsu in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Otsu in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Sasebo, Nagasaki|Sasebo]] |
| [[Sasebo, Nagasaki|Sasebo]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|佐世保市}} |
| {{lang|ja|佐世保市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Sasebo, Nagasaki.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Sasebo, Nagasaki.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Sasebo, Nagasaki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Sasebo, Nagasaki.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|426.06 |
| 426.06 |
||
| 259,676 |
| 259,676 |
||
| 2016-04-01 |
| 2016-04-01 |
||
| [[Kyushu]] |
| [[Kyushu]] |
||
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] |
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] |
||
|[[File:Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Shimonoseki]] |
| [[Shimonoseki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|下関市}} |
| {{lang|ja|下関市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Shimonoseki Yamaguchi |
| [[File:Emblem of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|716.14 |
| 716.14 |
||
| 277,937 |
| 277,937 |
||
| 2005-10-01 |
| 2005-10-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
||
| [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] |
| [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] |
||
|[[File:Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|41x41px]] |
| [[File:Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|41x41px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Suita, Osaka|Suita]] |
| [[Suita, Osaka|Suita]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|吹田市}} |
| {{lang|ja|吹田市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Suita, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Suita, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Suita Osaka |
| [[File:Emblem of Suita, Osaka.svg|frameless|31x31px]] |
||
|36.11 |
| 36.11 |
||
| 357,917 |
| 357,917 |
||
| 2020-04-01 |
| 2020-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Suita in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Suita in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Takamatsu]] |
| [[Takamatsu]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|高松市}} |
| {{lang|ja|高松市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Takamatsu, Kagawa.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|375.41 |
| 375.41 |
||
| 420,356 |
| 420,356 |
||
| 1999-04-01 |
| 1999-04-01 |
||
| [[Shikoku]] |
| [[Shikoku]] |
||
| [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] |
| [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] |
||
|[[File:Kagawa-takamatsu-city.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
| [[File:Kagawa-takamatsu-city.svg|frameless|37x37px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Takasaki, Gunma|Takasaki]] |
| [[Takasaki, Gunma|Takasaki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|高崎市}} |
| {{lang|ja|高崎市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Takasaki, Gunma.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Takasaki, Gunma.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:群馬県高崎市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:群馬県高崎市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|459.16 |
| 459.16 |
||
| 371,820 |
| 371,820 |
||
| 2011-04-01 |
| 2011-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |
||
|[[File:Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]] |
| [[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|高槻市}} |
| {{lang|ja|高槻市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Takatsuki, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Takatsuki, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Takatsuki, Osaka.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Takatsuki, Osaka.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
||
|105.31 |
| 105.31 |
||
| 355,840 |
| 355,840 |
||
| 2003-04-01 |
| 2003-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]] |
| [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|鳥取市}} |
| {{lang|ja|鳥取市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Tottori, Tottori.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Tottori, Tottori.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Tottori, Tottori.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Tottori, Tottori.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|765.31 |
| 765.31 |
||
| 196,538 |
| 196,538 |
||
| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
| [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]] |
||
| [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]] |
| [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]] |
||
|[[File:Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]] |
| [[File:Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]] |
| [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|富山市}} |
| {{lang|ja|富山市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Toyama, Toyama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Toyama, Toyama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Toyama, Toyama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Toyama, Toyama.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|1,241.77 |
| 1,241.77 |
||
| 421,393 |
| 421,393 |
||
| 2005-04-01 |
| 2005-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] |
| [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] |
||
|[[File:Toyama in Toyama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Toyama in Toyama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]] |
| [[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|豊橋市}} |
| {{lang|ja|豊橋市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Toyohashi, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Toyohashi, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Toyohashi, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Toyohashi, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|261.86 |
| 261.86 |
||
| 375,804 |
| 375,804 |
||
| 1999-04-01 |
| 1999-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
||
|[[File:Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]] |
| [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|豊中市}} |
| {{lang|ja|豊中市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Toyonaka, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Toyonaka, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Toyonaka, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Toyonaka, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|36.38 |
| 36.38 |
||
| 390,457 |
| 390,457 |
||
| 2012-04-01 |
| 2012-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]] |
| [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|豊田市}} |
| {{lang|ja|豊田市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Toyota, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Toyota, Aichi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Toyota, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Toyota, Aichi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|918.32 |
| 918.32 |
||
| 420,680 |
| 420,680 |
||
| 1998-04-01 |
| 1998-04-01 |
||
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
| [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] |
||
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |
||
|[[File:Toyota in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
| [[File:Toyota in Aichi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|36x36px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]] |
| [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|宇都宮市}} |
| {{lang|ja|宇都宮市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Emblem of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|416.85 |
| 416.85 |
||
| 513,722 |
| 513,722 |
||
| 1996-04-01 |
| 1996-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] |
| [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] |
||
|[[File: |
| [[File:Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]] |
| [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|和歌山市}} |
| {{lang|ja|和歌山市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Symbol of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
| [[File:Symbol of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg|frameless|34x34px]] |
||
|210.25 |
| 210.25 |
||
| 368,684 |
| 368,684 |
||
| 1997-04-01 |
| 1997-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] |
| [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] |
||
|[[File:Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Yamagata]] |
| [[Yamagata (city)|Yamagata]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|山形市}} |
| {{lang|ja|山形市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|381.58 |
| 381.58 |
||
| 254,519 |
| 254,519 |
||
| 2019-04-01 |
| 2019-04-01 |
||
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
| [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
||
| [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] |
| [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] |
||
|[[File:Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]] |
| [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|八尾市}} |
| {{lang|ja|八尾市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Yao, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Yao, Osaka.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:Emblem of Yao, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:Emblem of Yao, Osaka.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|41.71 |
| 41.71 |
||
| 270,735 |
| 270,735 |
||
| 2018-04-01 |
| 2018-04-01 |
||
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
| [[Kansai region|Kansai]] |
||
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |
||
|[[File:Yao in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
| [[File:Yao in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa|Yokosuka]] |
| [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa|Yokosuka]] |
||
| {{lang|ja|横須賀市}} |
| {{lang|ja|横須賀市}} |
||
|[[File:Flag of Yokosuka, Kanagawa.svg|50x50px]] |
| [[File:Flag of Yokosuka, Kanagawa.svg|50x50px]] |
||
|[[File:神奈川県横須賀市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
| [[File:神奈川県横須賀市市章.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
||
|100.7 |
| 100.7 |
||
| 415,259 |
| 415,259 |
||
| 2001-04-01 |
| 2001-04-01 |
||
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
| [[Kantō region|Kantō]] |
||
| [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] |
| [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] |
||
|[[File:Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|43x43px]] |
| [[File:Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|43x43px]] |
||
|} |
|} |
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== Cities that meet the requirements but have not yet been nominated == |
== Cities that meet the requirements but have not yet been nominated == |
||
The following cities have populations greater than 200,000 but have not yet been nominated. ( |
The following cities have populations greater than 200,000 but have not yet been nominated. (Special cities and cities planning to apply for core city status are not shown.) |
||
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=80% style="font-size:100%;" align=center |
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=80% style="font-size:100%;" align=center |
||
|- |
|- |
||
Line 990: | Line 991: | ||
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |
||
|[[File:Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
|[[File:Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|32x32px]] |
||
⚫ | |||
| [[Nishitokyo]] |
|||
| {{lang|ja|西東京市}} |
|||
|[[File:Flag of Nishitokyo, Tokyo.svg|50x50px]] |
|||
|[[File:Emblem of Nishitokyo, Tokyo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] |
|||
|15.75 |
|||
| 206,047 |
|||
| [[Kansai region|Kantō]] |
|||
| [[Tokyo]] |
|||
|[[File:Nishitokyo in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|42x42px]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]] |
| [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]] |
||
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.hindawi.com/journals/usr/2011/692764/ "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s"], by A. J. Jacobs at ''Urban Studies Research'', Vol. 2011 (2011); {{doi|10.1155/2011/692764}} |
* [http://www.hindawi.com/journals/usr/2011/692764/ "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s"], by A. J. Jacobs at ''Urban Studies Research'', Vol. 2011 (2011); {{doi|10.1155/2011/692764}} |
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* [http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~coslog/activity/01/04/file/Bunyabetsu-20_en.pdf "Large City System of Japan"]—graphic shows core cities compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 (PDF p. 7 of 40) |
* [http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~coslog/activity/01/04/file/Bunyabetsu-20_en.pdf "Large City System of Japan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917003255/http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~coslog/activity/01/04/file/Bunyabetsu-20_en.pdf |date=2019-09-17 }}—graphic shows core cities compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 (PDF p. 7 of 40) |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003710/http://www.corecities.com/sites/default/files/images/publications/Growth%20in%20second%20tier%20cities%20-%20urban%20policy%20lessons%20from%20Japan_0.pdf "Growth in Second Tier Cities - Urban Policy Lessons from Japan"]—briefing by [[Council of Local Authorities for International Relations|CLAIR London]] on classes of Japanese cities (PDF) |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003710/http://www.corecities.com/sites/default/files/images/publications/Growth%20in%20second%20tier%20cities%20-%20urban%20policy%20lessons%20from%20Japan_0.pdf "Growth in Second Tier Cities - Urban Policy Lessons from Japan"]—briefing by [[Council of Local Authorities for International Relations|CLAIR London]] on classes of Japanese cities (PDF) |
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A core city (中核市, Chūkakushi) is a class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.[1] Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by prefectural governments, but not as many as designated cities. To become a candidate for core city status, a city must have a population greater than 300,000 and an area greater than 100 square kilometers, although special exceptions may be made by order of the cabinet for cities with populations under 300,000 but over 200,000.[2] After the abolition of special city status on April 1, 2015, any city with a population above 200,000 may apply for core city status.[3]
Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies.
History[edit]
The term "core city" was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan.[4]
List of core cities[edit]
As of 1 April 2021, 62 cities have been designated core cities:[3]
Name | Japanese | Flag | Emblem | Area (km2) | Population (2012) | Date of designation | Region | Prefecture | Map |
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Akashi | 明石市 | 49.22 | 290,927 | 2018-04-01 | Kansai | Hyōgo | |||
Akita | 秋田市 | 906.07 | 322,224 | 1997-04-01 | Tōhoku | Akita | |||
Amagasaki | 尼崎市 | 49.77 | 451,353 | 2009-04-01 | Kansai | Hyōgo | |||
Aomori | 青森市 | 824.61 | 297,348 | 2006-10-01 | Tōhoku | Aomori | |||
Asahikawa | 旭川市 | 747.6 | 351,765 | 2000-04-01 | Hokkaidō | ||||
Fukui | 福井市 | 536.41 | 266,612 | 2019-04-01 | Chūbu | Fukui | |||
Fukushima | 福島市 | 767.72 | 289,355 | 2018-04-01 | Tōhoku | Fukushima | |||
Fukuyama | 福山市 | 518.14 | 462,144 | 1998-04-01 | Chūgoku | Hiroshima | |||
Funabashi | 船橋市 | 85.62 | 610,492 | 2003-04-01 | Kantō | Chiba | |||
Gifu | 岐阜市 | 203.60 | 412,718 | 1996-04-01 | Chūbu | Gifu | |||
Hachinohe | 八戸市 | 305.56 | 241,613 | 2017-01-01 | Tōhoku | Aomori | |||
Hachiōji | 八王子市 | 186.38 | 579,799 | 2015-04-01 | Kantō | Tokyo | |||
Hakodate | 函館市 | 677.89 | 279,056 | 2005-10-01 | Hokkaidō | ||||
Higashiōsaka | 東大阪市 | 61.78 | 508,267 | 2005-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Himeji | 姫路市 | 534.43 | 536,218 | 1996-04-01 | Kansai | Hyōgo | |||
Hirakata | 枚方市 | 65.08 | 407,997 | 2014-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Ichinomiya | 一宮市 | 113.82 | 379,654 | 2021-04-01 | Chūbu | Aichi | |||
Iwaki | いわき市 | 1,232.02 | 332,994 | 1999-04-01 | Tōhoku | Fukushima | |||
Kagoshima | 鹿児島市 | 547.58 | 607,257 | 1996-04-01 | Kyushu | Kagoshima | |||
Kashiwa | 柏市 | 114.74 | 404,863 | 2008-04-01 | Kantō | Chiba | |||
Kanazawa | 金沢市 | 468.64 | 462,796 | 1996-04-01 | Chūbu | Ishikawa | |||
Kawagoe | 川越市 | 109.13 | 345,361 | 2003-04-01 | Kantō | Saitama | |||
Kawaguchi | 川口市 | 61.95 | 561,788 | 2018-04-01 | Kantō | Saitama | |||
Kōchi | 高知市 | 309.22 | 342,568 | 1998-04-01 | Shikoku | Kōchi | |||
Kōfu | 甲府市 | 212.47 | 197,318 | 2019-04-01 | Chūbu | Yamanashi | |||
Kōriyama | 郡山市 | 757.20 | 331,140 | 1997-04-01 | Tōhoku | Fukushima | |||
Koshigaya | 越谷市 | 60.24 | 328,079 | 2015-04-01 | Kantō | Saitama | |||
Kurashiki | 倉敷市 | 355.63 | 477,086 | 2002-04-01 | Chūgoku | Okayama | |||
Kure | 呉市 | 352.80 | 236,595 | 2016-04-01 | Chūgoku | Hiroshima | |||
Kurume | 久留米市 | 229.96 | 301,821 | 2008-04-01 | Kyushu | Fukuoka | |||
Maebashi | 前橋市 | 311.59 | 338,481 | 2009-04-01 | Kantō | Gunma | |||
Matsue | 松江市 | 572.99 | 208,160 | 2018-04-01 | Chūgoku | Shimane | |||
Matsumoto | 松本市 | 978.47 | 239,466 | 2021-04-01 | Chūbu | Nagano | |||
Matsuyama | 松山市 | 429.40 | 516,823 | 2000-04-01 | Shikoku | Ehime | |||
Mito | 水戸市 | 217.32 | 269,162 | 2020-04-01 | Kantō | Ibaraki | |||
Miyazaki | 宮崎市 | 643.67 | 402,289 | 1998-04-01 | Kyushu | Miyazaki | |||
Morioka | 盛岡市 | 886.47 | 299,734 | 2008-04-01 | Tōhoku | Iwate | |||
Naha | 那覇市 | 39.98 | 321,695 | 2013-04-01 | Kyushu | Okinawa | |||
Nagano | 長野市 | 834.81 | 380,581 | 1999-04-01 | Chūbu | Nagano | |||
Nagasaki | 長崎市 | 240.71 | 440,911 | 1997-04-01 | Kyushu | Nagasaki | |||
Nara | 奈良市 | 276.84 | 365,421 | 2002-04-01 | Kansai | Nara | |||
Neyagawa | 寝屋川市 | 24.73 | 238,819 | 2019-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Nishinomiya | 西宮市 | 99.96 | 483,878 | 2008-04-01 | Kansai | Hyōgo | |||
Ōita | 大分市 | 502.38 | 476,008 | 1997-04-01 | Kyushu | Ōita | |||
Okazaki | 岡崎市 | 387.20 | 374,085 | 2003-04-01 | Chūbu | Aichi | |||
Ōtsu | 大津市 | 464.51 | 339,469 | 2009-04-01 | Kansai | Shiga | |||
Sasebo | 佐世保市 | 426.06 | 259,676 | 2016-04-01 | Kyushu | Nagasaki | |||
Shimonoseki | 下関市 | 716.14 | 277,937 | 2005-10-01 | Chūgoku | Yamaguchi | |||
Suita | 吹田市 | 36.11 | 357,917 | 2020-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Takamatsu | 高松市 | 375.41 | 420,356 | 1999-04-01 | Shikoku | Kagawa | |||
Takasaki | 高崎市 | 459.16 | 371,820 | 2011-04-01 | Kantō | Gunma | |||
Takatsuki | 高槻市 | 105.31 | 355,840 | 2003-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Tottori | 鳥取市 | 765.31 | 196,538 | 2018-04-01 | Chūgoku | Tottori | |||
Toyama | 富山市 | 1,241.77 | 421,393 | 2005-04-01 | Chūbu | Toyama | |||
Toyohashi | 豊橋市 | 261.86 | 375,804 | 1999-04-01 | Chūbu | Aichi | |||
Toyonaka | 豊中市 | 36.38 | 390,457 | 2012-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Toyota | 豊田市 | 918.32 | 420,680 | 1998-04-01 | Chūbu | Aichi | |||
Utsunomiya | 宇都宮市 | 416.85 | 513,722 | 1996-04-01 | Kantō | Tochigi | |||
Wakayama | 和歌山市 | 210.25 | 368,684 | 1997-04-01 | Kansai | Wakayama | |||
Yamagata | 山形市 | 381.58 | 254,519 | 2019-04-01 | Tōhoku | Yamagata | |||
Yao | 八尾市 | 41.71 | 270,735 | 2018-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Yokosuka | 横須賀市 | 100.7 | 415,259 | 2001-04-01 | Kantō | Kanagawa |
Former core cities[edit]
Name | Japanese | Flag | Emblem | Area (km2) | Population | Date of designation | Date of reclassification | Region | Prefecture | Map |
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Hamamatsu | 浜松市 | 1,558.06 | 795,350 | 1996-04-01 | 2007-04-01 (Designated city) | Chūbu | Shizuoka | |||
Kumamoto | 熊本市 | 390.32 | 737,812 | 1996-04-01 | 2012-04-01 (Designated city) | Kyushu | Kumamoto | |||
Niigata | 新潟市 | 726.45 | 807,450 | 1996-04-01 | 2007-04-01 (Designated city) | Chūbu | Niigata | |||
Okayama | 岡山市 | 789.95 | 720,841 | 1996-04-01 | 2009-04-01 (Designated city) | Chūgoku | Okayama | |||
Sagamihara | 相模原市 | 328.91 | 720,986 | 2003-04-01 | 2010-04-01 (Designated city) | Kantō | Kanagawa | |||
Sakai | 堺市 | 149.82 | 833,544 | 1996-04-01 | 2006-04-01 (Designated city) | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Shizuoka | 静岡市 | 1,411.90 | 697,578 | 1996-04-01 | 2005-04-01 (Designated city) | Chūbu | Shizuoka |
Scheduled to become a core city[edit]
Name | Japanese | Flag | Emblem | Area (km2) | Population (2012) | Scheduled date | Region | Prefecture | Map |
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Chigasaki | 茅ヶ崎市 | 35.71 | 236,222 | 2020-04-01 | Kantō | Kanagawa | |||
Fuji | 富士市 | 244.95 | 253,455 | TBD | Chūbu | Shizuoka | |||
Kishiwada | 岸和田市 | 72.68 | 198,615 | 2020-04-01 | Kansai | Osaka | |||
Odawara | 小田原市 | 113.79 | 197,413 | 2020-04-01 | Kantō | Kanagawa | |||
Tsukuba | つくば市 | 283.72 | 216,221 | TBD | Kantō | Ibaraki | |||
Tokorozawa | 所沢市 | 72.11 | 342,321 | TBD | Kantō | Saitama | |||
Yokkaichi | 四日市市 | 206.44 | 307,599 | 2020 (aiming) | Kansai | Mie |
Cities that meet the requirements but have not yet been nominated[edit]
The following cities have populations greater than 200,000 but have not yet been nominated. (Special cities and cities planning to apply for core city status are not shown.)
Name | Japanese | Flag | Emblem | Area (km2) | Population | Region | Prefecture | Map |
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Ageo | 上尾市 | 45.51 | 229,517 | Kantō | Saitama | |||
Chōfu | 調布市 | 21.58 | 240,668 | Kantō | Tokyo | |||
Fuchū | 府中市 | 29.43 | 260,891 | Kantō | Tokyo | |||
Fujisawa | 藤沢市 | 69.57 | 420,254 | Kantō | Kanagawa | |||
Ichihara | 市原市 | 368.17 | 274,117 | Kantō | Chiba | |||
Ichikawa | 市川市 | 56.39 | 491,804 | Kantō | Chiba | |||
Machida | 町田市 | 71.80 | 429,040 | Kantō | Tokyo | |||
Matsudo | 松戸市 | 61.38 | 498,575 | Kantō | Chiba | |||
Nishitokyo | 西東京市 | 15.75 | 206,047 | Kantō | Tokyo | |||
Tokushima | 徳島市 | 191 | 258,554 | Shikoku | Tokushima | |||
Tsu | 津市 | 711.11 | 279,304 | Kansai | Mie |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government", p. 3; retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ 日本財団図書館(電子図書館) Revised Local Autonomy Law. nippon.zaidan.info.
- ^ a b 日本總務省 - 中核市・施行時特例市. soumo.go.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ 日本財団図書館(電子図書館) Revised Local Autonomy Law. nippon.zaidan.info.
External links[edit]
- "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s", by A. J. Jacobs at Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011); doi:10.1155/2011/692764
- "Large City System of Japan" Archived 2019-09-17 at the Wayback Machine—graphic shows core cities compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 (PDF p. 7 of 40)
- "Growth in Second Tier Cities - Urban Policy Lessons from Japan"—briefing by CLAIR London on classes of Japanese cities (PDF)