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href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_japanischer_Pr%C3%A4fekturhauptst%C3%A4dte" title="Liste japanischer Präfekturhauptstädte – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Liste japanischer Präfekturhauptstädte" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Capitales_en_Jap%C3%B3n" title="Anexo:Capitales en Japón – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Capitales en Japón" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%84%EB%8F%84%EB%B6%80%ED%98%84%EC%B2%AD_%EC%86%8C%EC%9E%AC%EC%A7%80" title="도도부현청 소재지 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="도도부현청 소재지" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefectural government</a> and assembly is located. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Japan">Japan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_capitals_in_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, a <b>prefectural capital</b> is officially called <i>todōfukenchō shozaichi</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%BD%E9%81%93%E5%BA%9C%E7%9C%8C%E5%BA%81%E6%89%80%E5%9C%A8%E5%9C%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:都道府県庁所在地">都道府県庁所在地</a></span></span>, "seat of a prefectural government", singular: 都庁所在地,<i>tochō shozaichi</i> in the [Tōkyō]-to, 道庁所在地, <i>dōchō shozaichi</i> in the [Hokkai]-dō, 府庁所在地, <i>fuchō shozaichi</i> in -fu, 県庁所在地, <i>kenchō shozaichi</i> in -ken)</span>, but the term <i>kento</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9C%8C%E9%83%BD" class="extiw" title="ja:県都">県都</a></span></span>, "prefectural capital")</span> is also used (<span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">dōto</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%93%E9%83%BD" class="extiw" title="ja:道都">道都</a></span></span>, in the <i>-dō</i>, but never "futo" or "toto")</span>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_Japanese_prefectural_capitals">List of Japanese prefectural capitals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_capitals_in_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of Japanese prefectural capitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Capital </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a> </th> <th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg/50px-Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg/75px-Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg/100px-Regions_and_Prefectures_of_Japan_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="570" data-file-height="755" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Japan">Region</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Archipelago" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Archipelago">Island</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_cities_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Japanese cities by population">Pop.</a>¹ </th> <th><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP" title="ISO 3166-2:JP">ISO</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">Status</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Akita,_Akita.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg/22px-Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg/33px-Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg/44px-Flag_of_Akita%2C_Akita.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Akita,_Akita" class="mw-redirect" title="Akita, Akita">Akita</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Akita_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" title="Akita Prefecture">Akita</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">327,651 </td> <td align="right">JP-05 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">Core city</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Aomori,_Aomori.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg/22px-Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg/33px-Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg/44px-Flag_of_Aomori%2C_Aomori.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="560" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Aomori" title="Aomori">Aomori</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Aomori_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="280" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture" title="Aomori Prefecture">Aomori</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">304,657 </td> <td align="right">JP-02 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chiba,_Chiba.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg/22px-Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg/33px-Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg/44px-Flag_of_Chiba%2C_Chiba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Chiba,_Chiba" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiba, Chiba">Chiba</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chiba_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture" title="Chiba Prefecture">Chiba</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">943,568 </td> <td align="right">JP-12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/City_designated_by_government_ordinance" class="mw-redirect" title="City designated by government ordinance">Designated city</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukui,_Fukui.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg/44px-Flag_of_Fukui%2C_Fukui.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="660" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fukui,_Fukui" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukui, Fukui">Fukui</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Fukui_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fukui_Prefecture" title="Fukui Prefecture">Fukui</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">268,210 </td> <td align="right">JP-18 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukuoka,_Fukuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg/44px-Flag_of_Fukuoka%2C_Fukuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka,_Fukuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka, Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="915" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture" title="Fukuoka Prefecture">Fukuoka</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,434,650 </td> <td align="right">JP-40 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukushima,_Fukushima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fukushima,_Fukushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima, Fukushima">Fukushima</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">288,602 </td> <td align="right">JP-07 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Gifu,_Gifu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg/22px-Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg/33px-Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg/44px-Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Gifu,_Gifu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gifu, Gifu">Gifu</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture">Gifu</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">411,753 </td> <td align="right">JP-21 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hiroshima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima,_Hiroshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima, Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture" title="Hiroshima Prefecture">Hiroshima</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff9148"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,164,885 </td> <td align="right">JP-34 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kagoshima,_Kagoshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kagoshima%2C_Kagoshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima,_Kagoshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Kagoshima, Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kagoshima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">604,268 </td> <td align="right">JP-46 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kanazawa,_Ishikawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kanazawa%2C_Ishikawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kanazawa,_Ishikawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanazawa, Ishikawa">Kanazawa</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Ishikawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="310" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ishikawa_Prefecture" title="Ishikawa Prefecture">Ishikawa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">455,952 </td> <td align="right">JP-17 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kobe.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Kobe.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kobe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Kobe.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kobe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Kobe.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kobe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span style="display:none">Kobe</span><a href="/wiki/Kobe,_Hyogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobe, Hyogo">Kōbe</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Hyogo_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="646" data-file-height="454" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,532,305 </td> <td align="right">JP-28 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kochi,_Kochi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kochi%2C_Kochi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span style="display:none">Kochi</span><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi,_K%C5%8Dchi" title="Kōchi, Kōchi">Kōchi</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kochi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi_Prefecture" title="Kōchi Prefecture">Kōchi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d16eff"><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td align="right">345,418 </td> <td align="right">JP-39 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kofu,_Yamanashi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kofu%2C_Yamanashi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span style="display:none">Kofu</span><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dfu,_Yamanashi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kōfu, Yamanashi">Kōfu</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Yamanashi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture" title="Yamanashi Prefecture">Yamanashi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">198,757 </td> <td align="right">JP-19 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kumamoto,_Kumamoto.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kumamoto%2C_Kumamoto.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kumamoto,_Kumamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumamoto, Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto_Prefecture" title="Kumamoto Prefecture">Kumamoto</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">670,014 </td> <td align="right">JP-43 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kyoto_City.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kyoto,_Kyoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyoto, Kyoto">Kyōto</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg/32px-Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg/42px-Flag_of_Kyoto_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="660" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyōto</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,468,065 </td> <td align="right">JP-26 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Maebashi,_Gunma.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/22px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/33px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/44px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Maebashi,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Maebashi, Gunma">Maebashi</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture" title="Gunma Prefecture">Gunma</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">317,167 </td> <td align="right">JP-10 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Matsue,_Shimane.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg/22px-Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg/33px-Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg/44px-Flag_of_Matsue%2C_Shimane.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Matsue,_Shimane" class="mw-redirect" title="Matsue, Shimane">Matsue</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Shimane_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Shimane_Prefecture" title="Shimane Prefecture">Shimane</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff9148"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">195,008 </td> <td align="right">JP-32 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Matsuyama,_Ehime.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg/22px-Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg/33px-Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg/44px-Flag_of_Matsuyama%2C_Ehime.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="215" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Matsuyama,_Ehime" class="mw-redirect" title="Matsuyama, Ehime">Matsuyama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ehime_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ehime_Prefecture" title="Ehime Prefecture">Ehime</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d16eff"><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td align="right">514,771 </td> <td align="right">JP-38 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mito,_Ibaraki.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg/22px-Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg/33px-Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg/44px-Flag_of_Mito%2C_Ibaraki.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mito,_Ibaraki" title="Mito, Ibaraki">Mito</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ibaraki_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture" title="Ibaraki Prefecture">Ibaraki</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">263,299 </td> <td align="right">JP-08 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Miyazaki,_Miyazaki.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg/22px-Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg/33px-Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg/44px-Flag_of_Miyazaki%2C_Miyazaki.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Miyazaki,_Miyazaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Miyazaki, Miyazaki">Miyazaki</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg/32px-Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg/42px-Flag_of_Miyazaki_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture" title="Miyazaki Prefecture">Miyazaki</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">368,984 </td> <td align="right">JP-45 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Morioka,_Iwate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg/22px-Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg/33px-Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg/44px-Flag_of_Morioka%2C_Iwate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Morioka,_Iwate" class="mw-redirect" title="Morioka, Iwate">Morioka</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iwate_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">298,959 </td> <td align="right">JP-03 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nagano,_Nagano.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg/44px-Flag_of_Nagano%2C_Nagano.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nagano,_Nagano" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagano, Nagano">Nagano</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Nagano_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nagano_Prefecture" title="Nagano Prefecture">Nagano</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">377,328 </td> <td align="right">JP-20 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nagasaki,_Nagasaki.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg/44px-Flag_of_Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="313" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagasaki, Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Nagasaki_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">446,551 </td> <td align="right">JP-42 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nagoya,_Aichi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Nagoya%2C_Aichi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nagoya,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya, Aichi">Nagoya</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Aichi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Aichi_Prefecture" title="Aichi Prefecture">Aichi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">2,243,564 </td> <td align="right">JP-23 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Naha,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/22px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/33px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/44px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ry%C5%ABky%C5%AB_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryūkyū Islands">Ryūkyū Islands</a> </td> <td align="right">313,436 </td> <td align="right">JP-47 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nara,_Nara.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg/44px-Flag_of_Nara%2C_Nara.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nara,_Nara" class="mw-redirect" title="Nara, Nara">Nara</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Nara_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nara_Prefecture" title="Nara Prefecture">Nara</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">366,863 </td> <td align="right">JP-29 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Niigata,_Niigata.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg/22px-Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg/33px-Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg/44px-Flag_of_Niigata%2C_Niigata.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Niigata,_Niigata" class="mw-redirect" title="Niigata, Niigata">Niigata</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg/32px-Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg/42px-Flag_of_Niigata_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="720" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture" title="Niigata Prefecture">Niigata</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">811,613 </td> <td align="right">JP-15 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Oita,_Oita.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg/22px-Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg/33px-Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg/44px-Flag_of_Oita%2C_Oita.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span style="display:none">Oita</span><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita,_%C5%8Cita" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōita, Ōita">Ōita</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Oita_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" title="Ōita Prefecture">Ōita</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">467,617 </td> <td align="right">JP-44 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Okayama,_Okayama.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg/22px-Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg/33px-Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg/44px-Flag_of_Okayama%2C_Okayama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Okayama,_Okayama" class="mw-redirect" title="Okayama, Okayama">Okayama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Okayama_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Okayama_Prefecture" title="Okayama Prefecture">Okayama</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff9148"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">700,646 </td> <td align="right">JP-33 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Osaka,_Osaka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg/22px-Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg/33px-Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg/44px-Flag_of_Osaka%2C_Osaka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Osaka,_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka, Osaka">Ōsaka</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Osaka_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Ōsaka</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">2,649,601 </td> <td align="right">JP-27 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Otsu,_Shiga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg/22px-Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg/33px-Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg/44px-Flag_of_Otsu%2C_Shiga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span style="display:none">Otsu</span><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu,_Shiga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōtsu, Shiga">Ōtsu</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Shiga_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Shiga_Prefecture" title="Shiga Prefecture">Shiga</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">330,044 </td> <td align="right">JP-25 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saga,_Saga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg/33px-Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg/44px-Flag_of_Saga%2C_Saga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Saga,_Saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Saga, Saga">Saga</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Saga_Prefecture" title="Saga Prefecture">Saga</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#c5c5c5"><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyūshū">Kyūshū</a> </td> <td align="right">239,003 </td> <td align="right">JP-41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_Japan" title="Special cities of Japan">Special city</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saitama,_Saitama.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg/33px-Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg/44px-Flag_of_Saitama%2C_Saitama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Saitama,_Saitama" class="mw-redirect" title="Saitama, Saitama">Saitama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saitama_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,197,471 </td> <td align="right">JP-11 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sapporo,_Hokkaido.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg/33px-Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg/44px-Flag_of_Sapporo%2C_Hokkaido.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sapporo,_Hokkaido" class="mw-redirect" title="Sapporo, Hokkaido">Sapporo</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="840" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaidō</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff8585"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaidō">Hokkaidō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaidō">Hokkaidō</a> </td> <td align="right">1,896,704 </td> <td align="right">JP-01 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sendai,_Miyagi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Sendai%2C_Miyagi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sendai,_Miyagi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sendai, Miyagi">Sendai</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Miyagi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture" title="Miyagi Prefecture">Miyagi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">1,029,576 </td> <td align="right">JP-04 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Shinjuku,_Tokyo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg/22px-Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg/33px-Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg/44px-Flag_of_Shinjuku%2C_Tokyo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinjuku, Tokyo">Shinjuku</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tokyo_Metropolis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tōkyō</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">314,262 </td> <td align="right">JP-13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo" title="Special wards of Tokyo">Special wards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Shizuoka,_Shizuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/22px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/33px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/44px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Shizuoka, Shizuoka">Shizuoka</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Prefecture" title="Shizuoka Prefecture">Shizuoka</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">709,888 </td> <td align="right">JP-22 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Takamatsu,_Kagawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg/22px-Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg/33px-Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg/44px-Flag_of_Takamatsu%2C_Kagawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Takamatsu,_Kagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Takamatsu, Kagawa">Takamatsu</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kagawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kagawa_Prefecture" title="Kagawa Prefecture">Kagawa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d16eff"><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td align="right">417,671 </td> <td align="right">JP-37 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tokushima,_Tokushima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tokushima%2C_Tokushima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tokushima,_Tokushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokushima, Tokushima">Tokushima</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Tokushima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Prefecture" title="Tokushima Prefecture">Tokushima</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d16eff"><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> </td> <td align="right">265,248 </td> <td align="right">JP-36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tottori,_Tottori.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tottori,_Tottori" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottori, Tottori">Tottori</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="840" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tottori_Prefecture" title="Tottori Prefecture">Tottori</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff9148"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">199,319 </td> <td align="right">JP-31 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Toyama,_Toyama.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg/22px-Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg/33px-Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg/44px-Flag_of_Toyama%2C_Toyama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Toyama,_Toyama" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyama, Toyama">Toyama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Toyama_Prefecture" title="Toyama Prefecture">Toyama</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#8bffe8"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">420,584 </td> <td align="right">JP-16 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tsu,_Mie.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tsu,_Mie" title="Tsu, Mie">Tsu</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="728" data-file-height="515" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mie_Prefecture" title="Mie Prefecture">Mie</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">287,849 </td> <td align="right">JP-24 </td> <td>City </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Utsunomiya,_Tochigi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Utsunomiya%2C_Tochigi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya,_Tochigi" class="mw-redirect" title="Utsunomiya, Tochigi">Utsunomiya</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Tochigi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture" title="Tochigi Prefecture">Tochigi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">508,114 </td> <td align="right">JP-09 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Wakayama,_Wakayama.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg/22px-Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg/44px-Flag_of_Wakayama%2C_Wakayama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wakayama,_Wakayama" class="mw-redirect" title="Wakayama, Wakayama">Wakayama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Wakayama_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_Prefecture" title="Wakayama Prefecture">Wakayama</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#9696ff"><a href="/wiki/Kansai_region" title="Kansai region">Kansai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">371,504 </td> <td align="right">JP-30 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yamagata,_Yamagata.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yamagata%2C_Yamagata.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yamagata,_Yamagata" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamagata, Yamagata">Yamagata</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yamagata_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Prefecture" title="Yamagata Prefecture">Yamagata</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#fffb91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">254,724 </td> <td align="right">JP-06 </td> <td>Core city </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yamaguchi,_Yamaguchi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi">Yamaguchi</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ff9148"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">191,714 </td> <td align="right">JP-35 </td> <td>City </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yokohama,_Kanagawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yokohama%2C_Kanagawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kanagawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kanagawa_Prefecture" title="Kanagawa Prefecture">Kanagawa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#79ff76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a> </td> <td align="right">3,643,641 </td> <td align="right">JP-14 </td> <td>Designated city </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="small"> <p>Notes: ¹ As of 1 May 2008<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_capitals_in_Japan&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-capitals_which_share_a_name_with_their_prefecture">Non-capitals which share a name with their prefecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_capitals_in_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Non-capitals which share a name with their prefecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In most cases, a city that shares a name with its prefecture is a prefectural capital. However, there are some <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Japan" title="Municipalities of Japan">municipalities</a> that are not capitals. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iwate,_Iwate" title="Iwate, Iwate">Iwate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki,_Ibaraki" title="Ibaraki, Ibaraki">Ibaraki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture" title="Ibaraki Prefecture">Ibaraki Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Okinawa, Okinawa">Okinawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture">Okinawa Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tochigi,_Tochigi" class="mw-redirect" title="Tochigi, Tochigi">Tochigi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture" title="Tochigi Prefecture">Tochigi Prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamanashi,_Yamanashi" title="Yamanashi, Yamanashi">Yamanashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture" title="Yamanashi Prefecture">Yamanashi Prefecture</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Capitals_that_are_not_the_largest_city/metropolitan_area_in_their_prefecture"><span id="Capitals_that_are_not_the_largest_city.2Fmetropolitan_area_in_their_prefecture"></span>Capitals that are not the largest city/metropolitan area in their prefecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_capitals_in_Japan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Capitals that are not the largest city/metropolitan area in their prefecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Those in <i>italics</i> are prefectural capitals, or metropolitan areas of them. </p> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Fukushima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Iwaki,_Fukushima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Iwaki%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="322" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Iwaki,_Fukushima" title="Iwaki, Fukushima">Iwaki</a></td> <td align="right">348,322</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td>Kōriyama Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">537,493 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Koriyama,_Fukushima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Koriyama%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Driyama,_Fukushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Kōriyama, Fukushima">Kōriyama</a></td> <td align="right">338,887</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td><i>Fukushima Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">412,353 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukushima,_Fukushima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/22px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/33px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg/44px-Flag_of_Fukushima%2C_Fukushima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Fukushima,_Fukushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima, Fukushima">Fukushima</a></i></td> <td align="right">294,724</td> <td> <b>3.</b></td> <td>Iwaki Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">365,864 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Gunma_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture" title="Gunma Prefecture">Gunma Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Takasaki,_Gunma.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg/22px-Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg/33px-Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg/44px-Flag_of_Takasaki%2C_Gunma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="215" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Takasaki,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Takasaki, Gunma">Takasaki</a></td> <td align="right">342,662</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td>Takasaki Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">532,271 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Maebashi,_Gunma.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/22px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/33px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg/44px-Flag_of_Maebashi%2C_Gunma.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Maebashi,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Maebashi, Gunma">Maebashi</a></i></td> <td align="right">317,114</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td><i>Maebashi Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">458,996 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/21px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/33px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg/43px-Flag_of_Mie_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="728" data-file-height="515" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mie_Prefecture" title="Mie Prefecture">Mie Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yokkaichi,_Mie.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yokkaichi%2C_Mie.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yokkaichi,_Mie" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokkaichi, Mie">Yokkaichi</a></td> <td align="right">307,418</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td>Yokkaichi Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">606,071 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tsu,_Mie.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tsu%2C_Mie.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tsu,_Mie" title="Tsu, Mie">Tsu</a></i></td> <td align="right">288,874</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td><i>Tsu Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">308,375 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Shizuoka_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Prefecture" title="Shizuoka Prefecture">Shizuoka Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hamamatsu,_Shizuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg/33px-Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg/44px-Flag_of_Hamamatsu%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamamatsu, Shizuoka">Hamamatsu</a></td> <td align="right">812,692</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td><i>Shizuoka Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">999,360 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><i><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Shizuoka,_Shizuoka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/22px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/33px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg/44px-Flag_of_Shizuoka%2C_Shizuoka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Shizuoka, Shizuoka">Shizuoka</a></i></td> <td align="right">709,772</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td>Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">919,933 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tottori_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="840" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tottori_Prefecture" title="Tottori Prefecture">Tottori Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tottori,_Tottori.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tottori%2C_Tottori.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tottori,_Tottori" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottori, Tottori">Tottori</a></i></td> <td align="right">199,263</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td>Yonago Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">252,387 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yonago,_Tottori.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yonago%2C_Tottori.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yonago,_Tottori" class="mw-redirect" title="Yonago, Tottori">Yonago</a></td> <td align="right">148,234</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td><i>Tottori Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">249,067 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>1.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Shimonoseki,_Yamaguchi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Shimonoseki%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi">Shimonoseki</a></td> <td align="right">284,693</td> <td> <b>1.</b></td> <td>Shimonoseki Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">287,935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yamaguchi,_Yamaguchi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yamaguchi%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi">Yamaguchi</a></i></td> <td align="right">191,740</td> <td> <b>2.</b></td> <td>Ube Metropolitan Area</td> <td align="right">258,180 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3.</b></td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ube,_Yamaguchi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/33px-Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg/44px-Flag_of_Ube%2C_Yamaguchi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ube,_Yamaguchi" title="Ube, Yamaguchi">Ube</a></td> <td align="right">175,334</td> <td> <b>3.</b></td> <td><i>Yamaguchi Metropolitan Area</i></td> <td align="right">178,402 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="small"> <p>Notes: </p> <dl><dd>City populations are as of July 2008.</dd> <dd>Metropolitan area populations are as of 2000. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Shinagawa" title="Shinagawa">Shinagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suginami" title="Suginami">Suginami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumida,_Tokyo" title="Sumida, Tokyo">Sumida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshima" title="Toshima">Toshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D" title="Taitō">Taitō</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu" title="Hamamatsu">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_(city)" title="Niigata (city)">Niigata</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakai" title="Sakai">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a><sup>※</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">Core cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akashi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Akashi, Hyōgo">Akashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_(city)" title="Akita (city)">Akita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amagasaki" title="Amagasaki">Amagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aomori" title="Aomori">Aomori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa" title="Asahikawa">Asahikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukui_(city)" title="Fukui (city)">Fukui</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_(city)" title="Fukushima (city)">Fukushima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funabashi" title="Funabashi">Funabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu">Gifu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe" title="Hachinohe">Hachinohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachi%C5%8Dji" title="Hachiōji">Hachiōji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakodate" title="Hakodate">Hakodate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himeji" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirakata" title="Hirakata">Hirakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichinomiya,_Aichi" title="Ichinomiya, Aichi">Ichinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki,_Fukushima" title="Iwaki, Fukushima">Iwaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa" title="Kashiwa">Kashiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawagoe,_Saitama" title="Kawagoe, Saitama">Kawagoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaguchi,_Saitama" title="Kawaguchi, Saitama">Kawaguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi,_K%C5%8Dchi" title="Kōchi, Kōchi">Kōchi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dfu" title="Kōfu">Kōfu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Driyama" title="Kōriyama">Kōriyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koshigaya" title="Koshigaya">Koshigaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurashiki" title="Kurashiki">Kurashiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurume" title="Kurume">Kurume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maebashi" title="Maebashi">Maebashi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsue" title="Matsue">Matsue</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto,_Nagano" title="Matsumoto, Nagano">Matsumoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mito,_Ibaraki" title="Mito, Ibaraki">Mito</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morioka" title="Morioka">Morioka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_(city)" title="Nagano (city)">Nagano</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara_(city)" title="Nara (city)">Nara</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyagawa,_Osaka" title="Neyagawa, Osaka">Neyagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Ōita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okazaki,_Aichi" title="Okazaki, Aichi">Okazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu" title="Ōtsu">Ōtsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki" title="Shimonoseki">Shimonoseki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suita" title="Suita">Suita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu" title="Takamatsu">Takamatsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takasaki" title="Takasaki">Takasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takatsuki" title="Takatsuki">Takatsuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tottori_(city)" title="Tottori (city)">Tottori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyohashi" title="Toyohashi">Toyohashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyonaka" title="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota,_Aichi" title="Toyota, Aichi">Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya" title="Utsunomiya">Utsunomiya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_(city)" title="Wakayama (city)">Wakayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a 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