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<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html lang="en-us"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="description" content="Population statistics in maps and charts for prefectures, districts, cities, towns, municipalities and wards in Japan."> <meta name="keywords" content="cities, population, inhabitants, Japan, statistics, map, major cities, principal cities, largest cities, large cities, biggest cities, leading cities, agglomerations, major agglomerations, principal agglomerations, largest agglomerations, large agglomerations, biggest agglomerations"> <title>Japan: Prefectures, Districts, Cities, Towns, Municipalities, Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> <script src="/js/cp_data_m.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_menu.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_cityindex_m.js"></script> </head> <body onload="start('en','Japan'); readSVGFile('japan','pref_div')"> <script>writeMenu('en')</script> <div class="mobiadv"> <script>show_mobiadv(false)</script> </div> <div id="headline"> <div id="orient"><a href="/">Home</a> → <a href="/en/asia/">Asia</a></div> <div id="social"> <div class="changelang"><a href="/ja/japan/"><img src="/images/lang_ja.gif" title="日本語" alt=""></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="cindex"> <header> <h1>Japan</h1> </header> <h2>National</h2> <div class="mcolboxes"> <ul> <li class="large"> <a href="cities/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/japan-cities.png" alt="Japan Prefectures and Major Cities"></figure> <h3 data-date="2021-11-30">Major Cities</h3> <p>The prefectures of Japan and all Japanese cities exceeding 150,000 inhabitants.</p> <p class="small">1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="admin/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/japan-admin.png" alt="Japan Administrative Division"></figure> <h3 data-date="2021-11-30">Administrative Division</h3> <p>The population of the prefectures, districts and cities of Japan.</p> <p class="small">1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="https://www.top10cities.net/japan.html" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/japan-top10.png" alt="Top 10 cities in Japan"></figure> <h3 data-date="2021-11-30">Top 10 Cities</h3> <p>The top 10 cities of Japan and of the Japanese prefectures.</p> <p class="small">2020 census</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <div> <figure><img src="/images/icons/search4button.svg" alt="Search" title="Search"></figure> <form action="javascript:search2('us','Japan')" method="get" id="searchforms1"> <input id="places1" type="text" value="" maxlength="80" placeholder="Enter place name"> </form> </div> </li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="adv"> <script>show_adv("index_h")</script> </div> <h2 data-date="2021-11-30">Prefectures</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Major Cities</strong>: all cities and towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants <span class="small">– 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</span></li> <li><strong>Places</strong>: all cities, towns and villages in the prefecture <span class="small">– 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</span></li> <li><strong>Cities & Districts</strong>: the cities and districts of the prefecture <span class="small">– 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</span></li> </ul> <div class="mcolboxes" id="pref_div"> <ul> <li id="japan_a23"> <div> <h3>Aichi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/aichi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="aichi/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/23__aichi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a05"> <div> <h3>Akita</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/akita/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="akita/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/05__akita/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a02"> <div> <h3>Aomori</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/aomori/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="aomori/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/02__aomori/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a12"> <div> <h3>Chiba</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/chiba/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="chiba/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/12__chiba/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a38"> <div> <h3>Ehime</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/ehime/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="ehime/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/38__ehime/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a18"> <div> <h3>Fukui</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/fukui/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="fukui/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/18__fukui/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a40"> <div> <h3>Fukuoka</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/fukuoka/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="fukuoka/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/40__fukuoka/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a07"> <div> <h3>Fukushima</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/fukushima/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="fukushima/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/07__fukushima/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a21"> <div> <h3>Gifu</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/gifu/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="gifu/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/21__gifu/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a10"> <div> <h3>Gumma</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/gumma/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="gumma/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/10__gumma/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a34"> <div> <h3>Hiroshima</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/hiroshima/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="hiroshima/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/34__hiroshima/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a01"> <div> <h3>Hokkaidō</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/hokkaido/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="hokkaido/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/01__hokkaidō/" target="_top">Cities & Subprefectures</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a28"> <div> <h3>Hyōgo</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/hyogo/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="hyogo/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/28__hyōgo/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a08"> <div> <h3>Ibaraki</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/ibaraki/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="ibaraki/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/08__ibaraki/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a17"> <div> <h3>Ishikawa</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/ishikawa/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="ishikawa/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/17__ishikawa/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a03"> <div> <h3>Iwate</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/iwate/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="iwate/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/03__iwate/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a37"> <div> <h3>Kagawa</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kagawa/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kagawa/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/37__kagawa/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a46"> <div> <h3>Kagoshima</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kagoshima/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kagoshima/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/46__kagoshima/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a14"> <div> <h3>Kanagawa</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kanagawa/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kanagawa/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/14__kanagawa/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a39"> <div> <h3>Kōchi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kochi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kochi/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/39__kōchi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a43"> <div> <h3>Kumamoto</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kumamoto/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kumamoto/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/43__kumamoto/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a26"> <div> <h3>Kyōto</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/kyoto/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="kyoto/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/26__kyōto/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a24"> <div> <h3>Mie</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/mie/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="mie/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/24__mie/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a04"> <div> <h3>Miyagi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/miyagi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="miyagi/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/04__miyagi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a45"> <div> <h3>Miyazaki</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/miyazaki/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="miyazaki/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/45__miyazaki/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a20"> <div> <h3>Nagano</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/nagano/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="nagano/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/20__nagano/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a42"> <div> <h3>Nagasaki</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/nagasaki/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="nagasaki/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/42__nagasaki/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a29"> <div> <h3>Nara</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/nara/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="nara/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/29__nara/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a15"> <div> <h3>Niigata</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/niigata/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="niigata/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/15__niigata/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a44"> <div> <h3>Ōita</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/oita/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="oita/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/44__ōita/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a33"> <div> <h3>Okayama</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/okayama/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="okayama/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/33__okayama/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a47"> <div> <h3>Okinawa</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/okinawa/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="okinawa/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/47__okinawa/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a27"> <div> <h3>Ōsaka</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/osaka/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="osaka/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/27__ōsaka/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a41"> <div> <h3>Saga</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/saga/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="saga/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/41__saga/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a11"> <div> <h3>Saitama</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/saitama/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="saitama/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/11__saitama/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a25"> <div> <h3>Shiga</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/shiga/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="shiga/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/25__shiga/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a32"> <div> <h3>Shimane</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/shimane/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="shimane/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/32__shimane/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a22"> <div> <h3>Shizuoka</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/shizuoka/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="shizuoka/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/22__shizuoka/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a09"> <div> <h3>Tochigi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/tochigi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="tochigi/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/09__tochigi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a36"> <div> <h3>Tokushima</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/tokushima/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="tokushima/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/36__tokushima/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a13"> <div> <h3>Tōkyō</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/tokyo/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="tokyo/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/13__tōkyō/" target="_top">Cities & Subprefectures</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a31"> <div> <h3>Tottori</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/tottori/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="tottori/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/31__tottori/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a16"> <div> <h3>Toyama</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/toyama/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="toyama/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/16__toyama/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a30"> <div> <h3>Wakayama</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/wakayama/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="wakayama/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/30__wakayama/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a06"> <div> <h3>Yamagata</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/yamagata/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="yamagata/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/06__yamagata/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a35"> <div> <h3>Yamaguchi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/yamaguchi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="yamaguchi/" target="_top">Cities & Towns</a></li> <li><a href="admin/35__yamaguchi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="japan_a19"> <div> <h3>Yamanashi</h3> <ul> <li><a href="cities/yamanashi/">Major Cities</a></li> <li><a href="yamanashi/" target="_top">Places</a></li> <li><a href="admin/19__yamanashi/" target="_top">Cities & Districts</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="adv"> <script>show_adv("index_h")</script> </div> <h2 data-date="2021-11-30">Cities: <span class="smalltext">Wards</span></h2> <p class="small">1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 census</p> <div class="mcolboxes veryslimboxes"> <ul> <li><a href="chibacity/" target="_top">Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="fukuokacity/" target="_top">Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="hamamatsu/" target="_top">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="hiroshimacity/" target="_top">Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="kawasaki/" target="_top">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="kitakyushu/" target="_top">Kitakyūshū</a></li> <li><a href="kobe/" target="_top">Kōbe</a></li> <li><a href="kumamotocity/" target="_top">Kumamoto</a></li> <li><a href="kyotocity/" target="_top">Kyōto</a></li> <li><a href="nagoya/" target="_top">Nagoya</a></li> <li><a href="niigatacity/" target="_top">Niigata</a></li> <li><a href="okayamacity/" target="_top">Okayama</a></li> <li><a href="osakacity/" target="_top">Ōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="sagamihara/" target="_top">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="saitamacity/" target="_top">Saitama</a></li> <li><a href="sakai/" target="_top">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="sapporo/" target="_top">Sapporo</a></li> <li><a href="sendaicity/" target="_top">Sendai</a></li> <li><a href="shizuokacity/" target="_top">Shizuoka</a></li> <li><a href="tokyocity/" target="_top">Tōkyō</a></li> <li><a href="yokohama/" target="_top">Yokohama</a></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="copy"> <script>writeFooter()</script> </div> </div> <div id="advindex"> <script>show_adv('index_l')</script> </div> </body> </html>