Largest Cities by Population in Japan

256 cities in Japan with 100,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of October 1, 2025 (by Statistics Bureau of Japan).

Rank	City	Native Name	Population
1	Tokyo	東京都区部	9,953,160
2	Yokohama	横浜市	3,754,840
3	Osaka	大阪市	2,808,624
4	Nagoya	名古屋市	2,345,892
5	Sapporo	札幌市	1,964,034
6	Fukuoka	福岡市	1,663,892
7	Kawasaki	川崎市	1,561,132
8	Kobe	神戸市	1,497,630
9	Kyoto	京都市	1,431,713
10	SaitamaUrawa, Ōmiya, Yono, Iwatsuki	さいたま市	1,345,016
11	Hiroshima	広島市	1,172,423
12	Sendai	仙台市	1,096,951
13	Chiba	千葉市	994,970
14	Kitakyushu	北九州市	904,289
15	Sakai	堺市	803,333
16	Hamamatsu	浜松市	765,750
17	Niigata	新潟市	759,618
18	Kumamoto	熊本市	730,854
19	Sagamihara	相模原市	712,105
20	Okayama	岡山市	707,916
21	Shizuoka	静岡市	659,620
22	Funabashi	船橋市	650,635
23	Kawaguchi	川口市	592,007
24	Kagoshima	鹿児島市	580,970
25	Hachioji	八王子市	574,087
26	Himeji	姫路市	518,311
27	Utsunomiya	宇都宮市	511,733
28	Matsuyama	松山市	497,041
29	Matsudo	松戸市	496,714
30	Ichikawa	市川市	494,207
31	Nishinomiya	西宮市	482,834
32	Higashiosaka	東大阪市	482,618
33	Oita	大分市	470,172
34	Kurashiki	倉敷市	462,135
35	Amagasaki	尼崎市	457,162
36	Kanazawa	金沢市	454,071
37	Fujisawa	藤沢市	443,894
38	Fukuyama	福山市	439,994
39	Kashiwa	柏市	435,373
40	Machida	町田市	420,962
41	Toyota	豊田市	412,230
42	Takamatsu	高松市	407,208
43	Toyonaka	豊中市	404,479
44	Toyama	富山市	402,133
45	Suita	吹田市	394,503
46	Miyazaki	宮崎市	389,799
47	Gifu	岐阜市	389,011
48	Hirakata	枚方市	388,992
49	Nagasaki	長崎市	381,738
50	Okazaki	岡崎市	377,608
51	Ichinomiya	一宮市	368,755
52	Yokosuka	横須賀市	364,978
53	Takasaki	高崎市	363,801
54	Toyohashi	豊橋市	360,031
55	Nagano	長野市	357,112
56	Kawagoe	川越市	354,793
57	Takatsuki	高槻市	345,475
58	Otsu	大津市	343,051
59	Tokorozawa	所沢市	342,575
60	Wakayama	和歌山市	341,947
61	Koshigaya	越谷市	341,602
62	Nara	奈良市	338,416
63	Maebashi	前橋市	324,554
64	Koriyama	郡山市	313,125
65	Naha	那覇市	311,073
66	Kochi	高知市	309,383
67	Akashi	明石市	307,043
68	Iwaki	いわき市	306,495
69	Asahikawa	旭川市	305,701
70	Yokkaichi	四日市市	303,909
71	Kasugai	春日井市	303,120
72	Kurume	久留米市	296,827
73	Akita	秋田市	293,588
74	Ibaraki	茨木市	287,098
75	Morioka	盛岡市	278,636
76	Tsukuba	つくば市	268,991
77	Fukushima	福島市	265,803
78	Mito	水戸市	265,773
79	Tsu	津市	263,923
80	Fuchu	府中市	263,172
81	Ichihara	市原市	259,611
82	Hiratsuka	平塚市	257,974
83	Yao	八尾市	257,600
84	Aomori	青森市	256,180
85	Kakogawa	加古川市	253,220
86	Fukui	福井市	252,068
87	Nagaoka	長岡市	251,272
88	Soka	草加市	251,122
89	Yamato	大和市	246,263
90	Chofu	調布市	245,536
91	Chigasaki	茅ヶ崎市	244,603
92	Tokushima	徳島市	241,075
93	Shimonoseki	下関市	237,892
94	Fuji	富士市	237,793
95	Yamagata	山形市	235,685
96	Matsumoto	松本市	232,347
97	Hakodate	函館市	230,498
98	Saga	佐賀市	227,754
99	Sasebo	佐世保市	226,189
100	Ageo	上尾市	224,800
101	Atsugi	厚木市	222,897
102	Kasukabe	春日部市	222,817
103	Neyagawa	寝屋川市	222,102
104	Ota	太田市	219,439
105	Takarazuka	宝塚市	217,163
106	Nagareyama	流山市	215,130
107	Isesaki	伊勢崎市	208,263
108	NishitokyoHoya - Tanashi	西東京市	207,589
109	Hachinohe	八戸市	205,136
110	Yachiyo	八千代市	205,052
111	Higashihiroshima	東広島市	198,496
112	Kodaira	小平市	198,491
113	Itami	伊丹市	195,152
114	Mitaka	三鷹市	194,959
115	Matsue	松江市	193,586
116	Kure	呉市	191,653
117	Yamaguchi	山口市	190,438
118	Hino	日野市	190,383
119	Suzuka	鈴鹿市	189,871
120	Tachikawa	立川市	189,141
121	Kumagaya	熊谷市	188,262
122	Anjo	安城市	186,353
123	Kishiwada	岸和田市	185,734
124	Odawara	小田原市	184,934
125	Kofu	甲府市	183,630
126	Toyokawa	豊川市	182,525
127	Izumi	和泉市	181,715
128	Numazu	沼津市	179,438
129	Tottori	鳥取市	179,366
130	Joetsu	上越市	176,644
131	Narashino	習志野市	176,000
132	Uji	宇治市	173,036
133	Urayasu	浦安市	172,764
134	Kamakura	鎌倉市	169,870
135	Izumo	出雲市	169,539
136	Nishio	西尾市	166,200
137	Oyama	小山市	165,528
138	Niiza	新座市	164,698
139	Tomakomai	苫小牧市	164,420
140	Sakura	佐倉市	163,859
141	Hadano	秦野市	161,910
142	Obihiro	帯広市	160,764
143	Iwata	磐田市	160,548
144	Miyakonojo	都城市	160,340
145	Hitachi	日立市	158,763
146	Takaoka	高岡市	158,563
147	Hirosaki	弘前市	155,952
148	Ogaki	大垣市	154,474
149	Ube	宇部市	152,811
150	Kariya	刈谷市	152,807
151	Higashimurayama	東村山市	152,162
152	HitachinakaKatsuta	ひたちなか市	151,721
153	Kushiro	釧路市	151,326
154	Noda	野田市	151,086
155	Musashino	武蔵野市	150,700
156	Matsusaka	松阪市	150,688
157	Kawanishi	川西市	149,698
158	Kusatsu	草津市	148,731
159	Tochigi	栃木市	148,312
160	Kuki	久喜市	147,159
161	Asaka	朝霞市	147,109
162	Ueda	上田市	144,350
163	Komaki	小牧市	144,181
164	Yonago	米子市	143,246
165	Sayama	狭山市	142,751
166	Okinawa	沖縄市	141,894
167	Imabari	今治市	141,735
168	Ebina	海老名市	141,660
169	Tsuchiura	土浦市	141,588
170	Tama	多摩市	141,236
171	Kakamigahara	各務原市	141,226
172	Moriguchi	守口市	140,791
173	Minoh (Minō)	箕面市	140,586
174	Misato	三郷市	140,579
175	Iruma	入間市	140,180
176	Toda	戸田市	139,164
177	Fukaya	深谷市	138,493
178	Kisarazu	木更津市	137,149
179	Koga	古河市	136,308
180	Ashikaga	足利市	135,879
181	Fujieda	藤枝市	134,513
182	Kuwana	桑名市	133,931
183	Narita	成田市	133,797
184	Zama	座間市	131,897
185	ShunanTokuyama	周南市	131,201
186	Abiko	我孫子市	131,157
187	Yaizu	焼津市	130,935
188	Isahaya	諫早市	130,267
189	Inazawa	稲沢市	129,885
190	Ome	青梅市	129,492
191	Koganei	小金井市	128,991
192	Ishinomaki	石巻市	128,827
193	UrumaGushikawa	うるま市	128,437
194	Kokubunji	国分寺市	128,224
195	Seto	瀬戸市	123,514
196	Iizuka	飯塚市	122,329
197	KirishimaKokubu	霧島市	120,429
198	Onomichi	尾道市	120,346
199	Iwakuni	岩国市	119,618
200	Ebetsu	江別市	119,568
201	Fujinomiya	富士宮市	119,185
202	OsakiFurukawa	大崎市	118,567
203	Kashihara	橿原市	117,697
204	Akishima	昭島市	116,665
205	Urasoe	浦添市	115,716
206	Konosu	鴻巣市	115,548
207	Ise	伊勢市	115,468
208	Yatsushiro	八代市	115,453
209	Higashikurume	東久留米市	115,428
210	Matsubara	松原市	114,815
211	Ikoma	生駒市	114,767
212	Daito	大東市	113,642
213	Handa	半田市	113,533
214	Tsuruoka	鶴岡市	113,149
215	Fujimi	富士見市	112,824
216	NasushiobaraKuroiso - Nishinasuno	那須塩原市	112,562
217	Tokai	東海市	112,487
218	FujiminoKamifukuoka - Ōi	ふじみ野市	112,433
219	Beppu	別府市	112,267
220	Hatsukaichi	廿日市市	111,953
221	Kadoma	門真市	111,702
222	Kakegawa	掛川市	111,662
223	Hikone	彦根市	111,647
224	Inzai	印西市	110,400
225	Karatsu	唐津市	110,211
226	HigashiomiYōkaichi - Notogawa	東近江市	109,923
227	Sano	佐野市	109,814
228	Hofu	防府市	109,723
229	Kazo	加須市	109,633
230	Nobeoka	延岡市	109,589
231	Kamagaya	鎌ケ谷市	109,118
232	HakusanMattō	白山市	109,063
233	Kasuga	春日市	109,026
234	Aizuwakamatsu	会津若松市	109,015
235	Niihama	新居浜市	108,640
236	Kitami	北見市	108,287
237	Nagahama	長浜市	108,085
238	Marugame	丸亀市	106,801
239	Chikushino	筑紫野市	105,919
240	Sanda	三田市	105,124
241	Habikino	羽曳野市	104,183
242	Ikeda	池田市	104,148
243	OshuMizusawa - Esashi	奥州市	103,899
244	Komatsu	小松市	103,597
245	Onojo	大野城市	103,496
246	Toride	取手市	103,461
247	Tondabayashi	富田林市	103,296
248	Mishima	三島市	103,085
249	Omuta	大牟田市	101,941
250	Ichinoseki	一関市	101,916
251	Tajimi	多治見市	101,795
252	ItoshimaMaebaru	糸島市	100,674
253	Isehara	伊勢原市	100,457
254	Otaru	小樽市	100,404
255	Izumisano	泉佐野市	100,329
256	Ginowan	宜野湾市	100,158

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (2025 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

135 urban areas in Japan with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Tōkyō (Tokyo)	33,338,852	−0.22%	5,148	6,476	3	33,044,211	30,657,618
2	Osaka	12,853,431	−0.86%	2,225	5,778	26	12,410,577	10,449,439
3	Nagoya	7,116,860	−0.41%	1,975	3,603	50	6,999,662	6,292,819
4	Fukuoka	2,213,968	−0.50%	449	4,931	230	2,169,526	1,935,396
5	Sapporo	1,956,655	−0.40%	346	5,655	256	1,925,198	1,772,609
6	Sendai	1,249,258	−0.57%	299	4,181	411	1,220,528	1,084,163
7	Kitakyushu	1,200,468	−0.52%	375	3,203	433	1,175,415	1,022,354
8	Hiroshima	1,177,860	−0.67%	336	3,508	440	1,146,146	971,268
9	Naha	1,059,406	−0.06%	312	3,396	487	1,056,964	1,025,374
10	Nara	983,529	−1.06%	344	2,862	529	941,835	751,876
11	Okayama	812,247	−0.62%	314	2,583	656	792,172	671,251
12	Kumamoto	637,962	−0.51%	166	3,843	852	625,068	550,391
13	Otsu	556,738	−0.55%	170	3,275	993	544,499	469,415
14	Kanazawa	529,944	−0.71%	170	3,114	1,056	514,994	449,301
15	Himeji	491,150	−0.59%	201	2,446	1,143	479,495	401,015
16	Kagoshima	481,412	−0.57%	138	3,494	1,158	470,403	417,344
17	Toyohashi	439,781	−0.43%	169	2,605	1,281	432,247	326,255
18	Matsuyama	432,268	−1.18%	137	3,151	1,306	411,922	362,649
19	Takasaki [Maebashi]	430,655	−0.24%	173	2,489	1,310	426,525	365,718
20	Niigata	419,892	−0.56%	141	2,978	1,355	410,506	343,393
21	Numazu	372,344	−0.58%	110	3,397	1,548	363,690	325,106
22	Oita	370,329	−0.50%	144	2,572	1,557	362,884	285,897
23	Fukuyama	353,237	−0.60%	130	2,717	1,630	344,776	244,009
24	Utsunomiya	351,972	−0.24%	105	3,352	1,641	348,596	323,216
25	Takamatsu	334,888	−1.67%	157	2,138	1,733	312,529	261,492
26	Yokkaichi	330,941	−0.37%	158	2,095	1,750	326,014	265,824
27	Shizuoka	326,639	−0.60%	130	2,513	1,774	318,741	275,256
28	Nagasaki	307,358	−0.53%	75	4,098	1,895	300,844	261,632
29	Asahikawa	297,109	−0.46%	92	3,229	1,970	291,622	260,711
30	Hamamatsu	280,963	−0.40%	142	1,979	2,083	276,479	213,767
31	Kofu	275,080	−1.87%	99	2,790	2,135	254,551	217,655
32	Nagano	268,908	−0.58%	82	3,279	2,191	262,636	229,331
33	Hakodate	260,290	−0.49%	83	3,136	2,269	255,222	229,885
34	Wakayama	252,610	−1.26%	92	2,740	2,339	239,921	191,342
35	Ota	237,269	−0.25%	108	2,197	2,503	234,887	204,644
36	Koriyama	224,623	−0.60%	63	3,565	2,647	219,189	193,970
37	Morioka	224,106	−0.94%	70	3,192	2,655	215,721	185,671
38	Akita	223,644	−0.70%	93	2,410	2,659	217,352	184,552
39	Toyama	222,926	−0.70%	81	2,759	2,676	216,664	189,052
40	Miyazaki	218,820	−0.52%	69	3,171	2,731	214,311	172,956
41	Kochi	217,547	−0.65%	62	3,520	2,757	211,849	185,059
42	Tsuchiura	203,659	−0.66%	87	2,336	2,963	198,277	124,727
43	Fukui	200,084	−0.69%	65	3,088	3,026	194,551	168,171
44	Aomori	192,824	−1.09%	62	3,100	3,159	184,453	162,060
45	Mito	188,315	−0.40%	67	2,819	3,240	185,334	170,290
46	Tokushima	185,599	−1.61%	74	2,515	3,288	173,637	144,974
47	Fukushima	180,669	−1.23%	71	2,537	3,377	171,775	142,120
48	Matsumoto	179,040	−0.61%	65	2,754	3,419	174,643	124,010
49	Kisarazu	176,000	−0.22%	71	2,479	3,478	174,486	147,420
50	Kurume	173,468	−0.51%	44	3,942	3,534	169,906	153,035
51	Yamagata	172,566	−0.59%	47	3,672	3,555	168,492	148,864
52	Nagaoka	153,659	−0.83%	55	2,774	3,992	148,541	82,729
53	Takaoka	153,600	−0.56%	80	1,920	3,995	150,142	110,986
54	Hachinohe	150,687	−0.58%	68	2,216	4,080	147,177	128,767
55	Obihiro	148,618	−0.49%	52	2,858	4,134	145,696	126,916
56	Shunan	145,916	−0.57%	70	2,096	4,229	142,575	117,986
57	Kushiro	145,021	−1.43%	66	2,204	4,253	136,722	119,213
58	Hitachi	142,510	−0.24%	58	2,457	4,325	141,150	128,635
59	Sasebo	141,892	−0.55%	41	3,461	4,340	138,787	117,655
60	Marugame	141,716	−1.04%	80	1,763	4,345	135,842	97,019
61	Ube	139,481	−3.18%	72	1,932	4,414	121,764	104,925
62	Omuta	136,264	−4.81%	70	1,958	4,520	110,064	86,064
63	小名浜愛宕上	136,111	−0.23%	75	1,815	4,530	134,878	120,704
64	Tsu	130,483	−0.36%	57	2,289	4,738	128,617	118,244
65	Tomakomai	129,157	−0.46%	49	2,636	4,798	126,795	112,744
66	Kiryu	128,813	−0.24%	56	2,300	4,812	127,561	112,557
67	Saga	122,707	−0.54%	38	3,229	5,069	120,049	103,320
68	Tottori	121,060	−0.51%	41	2,953	5,141	118,606	99,401
69	Fujieda	120,703	−1.24%	69	1,739	5,155	114,702	64,968
70	Hirosaki	120,552	−1.11%	37	3,294	5,165	115,206	100,079
71	Matsue	110,880	−0.50%	36	3,080	5,635	108,654	92,574
72	Beppu	110,869	−0.81%	36	3,097	5,636	107,264	93,942
73	Yonago	108,719	−0.51%	46	2,363	5,754	106,493	92,708
74	Ishinomaki	105,624	−0.63%	41	2,576	5,923	102,974	86,209
75	Suzuka	104,884	−0.39%	52	2,017	5,962	103,253	90,037
76	Hitachinaka	99,716	−0.24%	40	2,493	6,267	98,760	88,351
77	Kani	98,463	−0.67%	45	2,198	6,357	95,844	84,833
78	Fuji	97,467	−0.95%	49	1,997	6,425	93,747	60,962
79	Hinomine 3-chome	96,841	−0.93%	18	5,380	6,464	93,223	76,000
80	Niihama	96,375	−0.89%	50	1,943	6,484	92,952	78,532
81	Otaru	93,910	−0.36%	34	2,762	6,672	92,576	84,642
82	Hikone	93,880	−0.54%	34	2,761	6,675	91,837	77,540
83	Onomichi	93,294	−0.57%	46	2,028	6,711	91,168	75,650
84	Isesaki	93,226	−0.81%	43	2,188	6,723	90,190	76,520
85	Muroran	93,005	−0.47%	53	1,755	6,743	91,258	51,020
86	Fukaya	92,378	−0.27%	33	2,799	6,786	91,384	80,586
87	Nobeoka	88,644	−0.89%	37	2,422	7,102	85,480	53,937
88	Kure	88,558	−0.55%	22	4,025	7,109	86,614	76,642
89	Tajimi	87,263	−6.45%	34	2,552	7,215	64,747	58,895
90	Oyama	87,202	−0.26%	32	2,725	7,219	86,307	76,787
91	Sanjo	87,169	−1.51%	36	2,395	7,223	81,905	–
92	Miyakonojo	85,332	−0.57%	36	2,370	7,387	83,396	73,418
93	Yamaguchi	85,191	−0.53%	32	2,662	7,406	83,372	64,665
94	Inter-nishi	84,488	−0.61%	26	3,250	7,467	82,431	68,294
95	Iwakuni	84,191	−1.07%	40	2,126	7,492	80,590	66,108
96	Iizuka	84,019	−0.50%	32	2,626	7,507	82,348	72,357
97	Higashimatsuyama	83,456	−0.23%	34	2,455	7,565	82,683	69,891
98	Imabari	82,281	−0.52%	40	2,057	7,678	80,583	69,515
99	Tosu	81,744	−0.88%	33	2,492	7,730	78,855	66,916
100	Fujinomiya	80,849	−0.98%	28	2,908	7,807	77,671	65,950
101	Ise	78,628	−1.53%	36	2,160	8,049	73,826	67,473
102	Kitami	77,768	−1.18%	27	2,924	8,135	74,085	63,958
103	Kumagaya	77,519	−0.25%	27	2,871	8,155	76,746	69,532
104	Kirishima	75,723	−0.53%	34	2,227	8,320	74,124	60,301
105	Hofu	75,549	−0.56%	31	2,437	8,349	73,860	58,920
106	Isahaya	73,536	−0.95%	29	2,553	8,573	70,740	59,725
107	Iwaki	71,774	−0.23%	20	3,589	8,763	71,123	66,036
108	Gamagori	70,597	−0.39%	32	2,206	8,897	69,507	60,135
109	Tsukuba	68,114	−0.23%	29	2,349	9,210	67,491	62,536
110	Omura	67,777	−0.53%	38	1,784	9,256	66,335	56,308
111	Ueda	67,488	−1.29%	25	2,743	9,290	64,008	56,715
112	Matsusaka	66,990	−0.37%	28	2,393	9,369	65,995	60,540
113	Iida	66,526	−0.58%	26	2,559	9,438	64,980	52,248
114	Yame	66,283	−0.53%	33	2,009	9,472	64,884	–
115	Joetsu	66,157	−0.56%	27	2,450	9,497	64,664	53,526
116	Yatsushiro	64,576	−0.56%	28	2,306	9,730	63,138	51,149
117	Karatsu	63,907	−0.58%	37	1,727	9,834	62,429	–
118	Arinodai	63,356	−0.92%	18	3,520	9,919	61,014	–
119	Honjo	62,199	−0.27%	23	2,704	10,119	61,537	55,133
120	Okaya	60,421	−0.63%	21	2,877	10,370	58,894	–
121	Tsuruoka	60,031	−1.07%	19	3,193	10,427	57,462	–
122	Aizumi	59,488	−0.53%	30	1,983	10,517	58,218	–
123	Narita	59,251	−0.73%	18	3,329	10,552	57,531	53,395
124	Tsuyama	59,048	−0.52%	27	2,187	10,589	57,810	–
125	Chitose	58,162	−0.42%	19	3,061	10,726	57,174	–
126	Mobara	57,999	−0.23%	22	2,636	10,752	57,458	51,827
127	Echizen	57,154	−1.09%	25	2,305	10,921	54,669	–
128	Shibata	56,493	−0.59%	25	2,260	11,038	55,157	–
129	Izumo	54,840	−0.52%	22	2,493	11,353	53,706	–
130	Shikokuchuo	53,691	−0.56%	30	1,790	11,587	52,482	–
131	Koga	53,084	−0.25%	21	2,528	11,698	52,547	–
132	Aira	53,004	−0.57%	25	2,120	11,713	51,789	–
133	Osaki	52,771	−0.59%	15	3,518	11,757	51,515	–
134	Tochigi	52,588	−0.26%	20	2,629	11,793	52,044	–
135	Iwamizawa	51,023	−0.41%	16	3,189	12,030	50,196	–

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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