Core cities of Japan
class or category of Japanese city
Core cities of Japan (中核市, Chūkaku-shi) is a defined class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.[1] All core cities have a population greater than 300,000.[2]
■ ― Designated cities
■ ― Core cities
■ ― Special cities
History
The core cities were created because of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Each city does many of the things normally done by prefectures.[1]
List
Core cities were recognized starting in 1996.[3] There are 40+ of these cities,[1] including
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- Akita, 1997[4]
- Amagasaki, 2009[5]
- Aomori, 2006[4]
- Asahikawa, 2000[4]
- Fukuyama, 1998[4]
- Funabashi, 2003[4]
- Gifu, 1996[4]
- Hakodate, 2005[4]
- Higashiōsaka, 2005[5]
- Himeji, 1996[4]
- Iwaki, 1999[4]
- Kagoshima, 1996[4]
- Kanazawa, 1996[4]
- Kashiwa, 2008[6]
- Kawagoe, 2003[4]
- Kōchi, 1998[7]
- Kōriyama, 1997[4]
- Kurashiki, 2002[8]
- Kurume, 2008[9]
- Maebashi, 2009[10]
- Matsuyama, 2000[4]
- Miyazaki, 1998[4]
- Morioka, 2008[4]
- Nagano, 1999[4]
- Nagasaki, 1997[4]
- Naha, 2013[11]
- Nara, 2002[5]
- Nishinomiya, 2008[5]
- Ōita, 1997[4]
- Okazaki, 2003[4]
- Okayama[8]
- Ōtsu, 2009[4]
- Shimonoseki, 2005[4]
- Takamatsu, 1999[4]
- Takasaki, 2011[4]
- Takatsuki, 2003[5]
- Toyama, 1996[12]
- Toyohashi, 1999[4]
- Toyonaka
- Toyota, 1998[4]
- Utsunomiya, 1996[4]
- Wakayama, 1997[4]
- Yokosuka, 2001[4]
Related pages
References
Other websites
- "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows core cities in context [PDF 7 of 40] Archived 2019-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
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