Japan - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank CityCountryPopulation
66. Akita Japan 320,069
65. Toyama-shi Japan 325,532
64. Akita-shi Japan 325,837
63. Takamatsu-shi Japan 334,223
62. Kōchi-shi Japan 335,570
61. Kawagoe Japan 337,931
60. Tokorozawa Japan 339,435
59. Kashiwa Japan 340,221
58. Kōriyama Japan 340,560
57. Wakayama-shi Japan 351,000
56. Suita Japan 351,630
55. Okazaki Japan 352,361
54. Takatsuki Japan 354,468
53. Asahikawa Japan 356,612
52. Iwaki Japan 357,309
51. Shinagawa-ku Japan 360,000
50. Nagano-shi Japan 360,176
49. Toyota Japan 362,383
48. Nara-shi Japan 367,353
47. Shimminatochō Japan 375,339
46. Toyohashi Japan 378,374
45. Fukuyama Japan 383,298
44. Toyonaka Japan 384,459
43. Fujisawa Japan 394,624
42. Gifu-shi Japan 397,714
41. Machida Japan 399,969
40. Hirakata Japan 406,331
39. Nagasaki-shi Japan 410,204
38. Yokosuka Japan 428,992
37. Kurashiki Japan 437,581
36. Amagasaki Japan 442,173
35. Matsuyama-shi Japan 443,322
34. Ōita-shi Japan 448,907
33. Utsunomiya-shi Japan 449,865
32. Ichikawa Japan 458,240
31. Kanazawa-shi Japan 458,937
30. Kawaguchi Japan 468,565
29. Nishinomiya Japan 468,925
28. Matsudo Japan 470,277
27. Himeji Japan 481,493
26. Niigata-shi Japan 505,272
25. Kagoshima-shi Japan 555,352
24. Funabashi Japan 560,743
23. Hachiōji Japan 579,399
22. Hamamatsu Japan 605,098
21. Okayama-shi Japan 639,652
20. Sagamihara Japan 648,801
19. Kumamoto-shi Japan 680,423
18. Nerima Japan 686,237
17. Shizuoka-shi Japan 701,561
16. Sakai Japan 782,339
15. Chiba-shi Japan 919,729
14. Kitakyūshū Japan 997,536
13. Sendai-shi Japan 1,037,562
12. Yono Japan 1,077,730
11. Hiroshima-shi Japan 1,143,841
10. Saitama Japan 1,193,350
9. Kawasaki Japan 1,306,785
8. Fukuoka-shi Japan 1,392,289
7. Kyoto Japan 1,459,640
6. Kōbe-shi Japan 1,528,478
5. Sapporo-shi Japan 1,883,027
4. Nagoya-shi Japan 2,191,279
3. Ōsaka-shi Japan 2,592,413
2. Yokohama-shi Japan 3,574,443
1. Tokyo Japan 8,336,599