All cities of Japan

Abashiri (網走市 Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Abashiri subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is best known as the site of the Aba …

Abiko (我孫å­?市; -shi) is a city located in northwestern Chiba, Japan, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. As of 2003, the city has an estimated popul …

Ageo (Japanese: 上尾市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 216,870 and the den …

Aizuwakamatsu (会津若æ?¾å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Fukushima, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 116,906 and …

Aizuwakamatsu (会津若æ?¾å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Fukushima, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 116,906 and …

Akabira (赤平市; -shi) is a city located in central Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is Ainu for Mountain Ridge. As of 200 …

Akashi (明石市; -shi) is a city located in southern Hyogo, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Kobe. It was an important city during Japan's pre-moder …

Akiruno (Japanese: ã?‚ã??る野市; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 79,547 and t …

Akishima (昭島市; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 109,427 and the density of …

Akune (阿久根市; -shi) is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 25,567 and the density …

Fukuoka’s place in Japan's long history of cultural exchange is quite remarkable. Rice-farming was probably introduced to Japan via Kyushu in about …

Hiroshima's past is rooted in Japan's medieval times. Like many pastoral settlements, the five fishing villages then known collectively as Gokamura en …

The city of Kyoto boasts well over 1,000 years of history as a commercial, religious and artistic center. As a thriving metropolis developed over cent …

For a city with a momentous recent history, Nagasaki's early existence was remarkably mundane. There was some limited contact with China in towns to t …

Nagoya’s origins, like those of many other great cities, are quite humble. What is now the nucleus of one of the most productive industrial regions …

Fifteen hundred years ago when known as Naniwa, Osaka developed as Japan's most significant gateway to China and Korea, which were then the cultural a …

Sapporo is a very young city. Nevertheless, it spreads over 1121 square kilometers, and is Japan’s third largest city in area and fifth in populatio …

Effortlessly blending the old and the new, Tokyo is a city that defies definition. Cutting edge technology glitters beside ancient temples, flashing n …

While the city of Yokohama is a relatively recent phenomenon, the immediate area is a treasure chest of historical sites. These include the Otsuka and …