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According to Wikipedia, a designated city is a Japanese city
that has a population greater than 500,000; has important economic and
industrial functions; and that is considered a "major city". The
classification was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section
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Kobe (神戸市, Kōbe-shi, Japanese pronunciation: [koːbe]), is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population of...
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| x Hamamatsu |
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Hamamatsu (浜松市, Hamamatsu-shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.
The area now...
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| x Kyoto |
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Kyoto (京都市, Kyōto-shi, "Capital City") (Japanese pronunciation: [kʲoːto] ( listen)) is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital...
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| x Nagoya |
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Nagoya (名古屋市, Nagoya-shi) is a major city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. (Tokyo is not a single incorporated city - see Tokyo for more information on the...
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Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) listen (help·info) is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is...
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| x Yokohama |
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Yokohama (横浜市, Yokohama-shi, "Side Shore") ( listen (help·info)) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo,...
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| x Kitakyushu |
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Kitakyushu (北九州市, Kitakyūshū-shi, lit. "Northern Kyushu") is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai.
Kitakyushu has seven wards (ku):
The city of Nakama was to become the eighth ward of...
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| x Fukuoka |
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Fukuoka (福岡市, Fukuoka-shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.
Ranked as the 14th of the world's most livable cities in the magazine Monocle in 2010, Fukuoka was praised...
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| x Kawasaki |
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Kawasaki (川崎市, Kawasaki-shi) is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.
Kawasaki...
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| x Sapporo |
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Sapporo (札幌市, Sapporo-shi) listen (help·info) is the fourth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance...
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| x Hiroshima |
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Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi) ( listen (help·info)) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It is best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by...
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| x Sendai |
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Sendai (仙台市, Sendai-shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005, the city had a population of one million, and was one of Japan's 19 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the...
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| x Chiba |
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Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008...
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| x Saitama |
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Saitama (さいたま市, Saitama-shi) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated...
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| x Shizuoka |
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Shizuoka (静岡市, Shizuoka-shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times.
The city's name is made up of two kanji, 静...
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Sakai (堺市, Sakai-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.
Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the...
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| x Niigata |
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Niigata (新潟市, Niigata-shi) is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.
With a long history as a port town,...
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| x Tokyo |
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Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, "Eastern Capital") [toːkʲoː], English: /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest...
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