list of cities and towns in Japan

Introduction
Aichi
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Ehime
Fukui
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Gifu
Gumma
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hyōgo
Ibaraki
Ishikawa
Iwate
Kagawa
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Kōchi
Kumamoto
Kyōto
Mie
Miyagi
Miyazaki
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
Niigata
Ōita
Okayama
Okinawa
Ōsaka
Saga
Saitama
Shiga
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokushima
Tokyo
Tottori
Toyama
Wakayama
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi

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This is a list of selected cities, towns, and other populated places in Japan, ordered alphabetically by prefecture. (See also city; urban planning.)