All 47 Prefectures · 1745 Cities, Wards & Resort Towns
Japan City Directory (1745 Cities & Towns)
Browse our complete directory of every city in Japan across all 8 regions and 47 prefectures—from major bullet-train hubs like Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka to regional castle towns, pottery villages, hot-spring resorts, and island ports.
Showing 1745 of 1745 Japanese cities & municipalities
Hokkaido Region (1 prefecture · 179 cities)
Hokkaido Region · 179 cities & municipalities
Hokkaido Prefecture (北海道) — Capital: Sapporo
Highlights: Vast national parks (Daisetsuzan, Shiretoko, Akan-Mashu), powder ski resorts (Niseko, Furano), volcanic calderas, port towns (Hakodate, Otaru), and Japan's richest seafood and dairy. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region (6 prefectures · 227 cities)
Tohoku Region · 40 cities & municipalities
Aomori Prefecture (青森県) — Capital: Aomori
Highlights: Hirosaki Castle cherry blossoms, Lake Towada & Oirase Gorge, Shirakami-Sanchi UNESCO beech forest, Nebuta Matsuri floats, and Tsugaru Strait coastal scenery. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region · 33 cities & municipalities
Iwate Prefecture (岩手県) — Capital: Morioka
Highlights: UNESCO World Heritage temples of Hiraizumi (Chuson-ji & Motsu-ji), dramatic Geibikei Gorge boat rides, Tono folklore village, and the rugged Sanriku Rias coastline. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region · 35 cities & municipalities
Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県) — Capital: Sendai
Highlights: Pine-clad islands of Matsushima Bay (one of Japan's Three Views), Date Masamune samurai heritage in Sendai, emerald Zao Okama crater lake, and Naruko Onsen. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region · 25 cities & municipalities
Akita Prefecture (秋田県) — Capital: Akita
Highlights: Kakunodate samurai district, milky hot springs of Nyuto Onsenkyo, cobalt-blue Lake Tazawa (Japan's deepest lake), Oga Peninsula Namahage folklore, and Shirakami-Sanchi. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region · 35 cities & municipalities
Yamagata Prefecture (山形県) — Capital: Yamagata
Highlights: Gas-lit Taisho-era ryokan along the river in Ginzan Onsen, cliffside Yamadera temple (Risshaku-ji), sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, and Zao Onsen ski slopes. · Prefecture guide →
Tohoku Region · 59 cities & municipalities
Fukushima Prefecture (福島県) — Capital: Fukushima
Highlights: Samurai castle town of Aizu-Wakamatsu, thatched Edo post town of Ouchijuku, volcanic lakes of Urabandai & Mount Bandai, and historic Higashiyama & Iizaka onsen. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region (7 prefectures · 317 cities)
Kanto Region · 44 cities & municipalities
Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県) — Capital: Mito
Highlights: Hitachi Seaside Park flower hills, Kairakuen (one of Japan's Three Great Gardens), Oarai Isosaki Shrine's ocean torii gate, Mount Tsukuba, and Fukuroda Falls. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 25 cities & municipalities
Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県) — Capital: Utsunomiya
Highlights: UNESCO World Heritage shrines and temples of Nikko (Toshogu), Kegon Falls & Lake Chuzenji, Ashikaga Flower Park's giant wisteria, Nasu Highlands, and Mashiko pottery town. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 35 cities & municipalities
Gunma Prefecture (群馬県) — Capital: Maebashi
Highlights: Kusatsu Onsen (famous Yubatake hot-spring field), Ikaho Onsen stone steps, Shima & Minakami Onsen, UNESCO Tomioka Silk Mill, and Takasaki's Daruma dolls. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 63 cities & municipalities
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県) — Capital: Saitama
Highlights: Kawagoe 'Little Edo' clay-walled warehouse district, Chichibu mountain shrines & Nagatoro river gorge, the Railway Museum in Omiya, and Omiya Bonsai Village. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 54 cities & municipalities
Chiba Prefecture (千葉県) — Capital: Chiba
Highlights: Tokyo Disney Resort (Urayasu), Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Edo-period canal town of Sawara (Katori), Nokogiriyama cliff carvings, and Boso Peninsula beaches. · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 63 cities & municipalities
Tokyo Prefecture (東京都) — Capital: Tokyo (Shinjuku)
Highlights: 23 historic & futuristic special wards (Asakusa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ginza) plus leafy Western Tokyo Tama cities (Kichijoji/Musashino, Mitaka, Tachikawa, Hachioji/Mount Takao). · Prefecture guide →
Kanto Region · 33 cities & municipalities
Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県) — Capital: Yokohama
Highlights: Yokohama Minato Mirai & Chinatown, ancient temples and Great Buddha of Kamakura, Enoshima Island, Odawara Castle, and Hakone hot springs overlooking Mt. Fuji. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region (9 prefectures · 316 cities)
Chubu Region · 30 cities & municipalities
Niigata Prefecture (新潟県) — Capital: Niigata
Highlights: Over 80 sake breweries (including Ponshukan tasting halls), Sado Island gold mines & tub boats, Echigo-Tsumari Art Field, Yahiko Shrine, and Yuzawa/Myoko ski resorts. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 15 cities & municipalities
Toyama Prefecture (富山県) — Capital: Toyama
Highlights: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route & Kurobe Dam, Kurobe Gorge scenic railway, UNESCO-listed Gokayama thatched villages (Nanto), Takaoka Great Buddha, and Toyama Glass Art Museum. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県) — Capital: Kanazawa
Highlights: Kenroku-en Garden, Higashi Chaya geisha district, Nagamachi samurai lanes, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Omicho Market, and Kaga Onsenkyo (Yamanaka, Yamashiro, Katayamazu). · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 17 cities & municipalities
Fukui Prefecture (福井県) — Capital: Fukui
Highlights: Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (Katsuyama), serene Zen headquarters of Eiheiji Temple, dramatic Tojinbo sea cliffs (Sakai), Maruoka Castle, and Ichijodani Asakura Ruins. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 27 cities & municipalities
Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県) — Capital: Kofu
Highlights: Northern slopes of Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes (Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako), Chureito Pagoda (Fujiyoshida), Koshu wine-country vineyards, and Shosenkyo Gorge. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 77 cities & municipalities
Nagano Prefecture (長野県) — Capital: Nagano
Highlights: Original black-walled Matsumoto Castle, Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano, Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, Nakasendo post towns (Narai-juku, Tsumago, Magome), Kamikochi, and Hakuba/Nozawa Onsen. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 42 cities & municipalities
Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県) — Capital: Gifu
Highlights: Preserved Edo streets of Takayama, UNESCO thatched farmhouses of Shirakawa-go, Gero Onsen (one of Japan's Three Famous Springs), Gifu Castle, Gujo Hachiman, and Magome-juku. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 35 cities & municipalities
Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県) — Capital: Shizuoka
Highlights: Southern views of Mount Fuji (Miho no Matsubara, Nihondaira, Fujinomiya), Izu Peninsula hot springs and coastline (Atami, Ito, Shimoda, Shuzenji), and Hamamatsu. · Prefecture guide →
Chubu Region · 54 cities & municipalities
Aichi Prefecture (愛知県) — Capital: Nagoya
Highlights: Nagoya Castle & Atsuta Shrine, Ghibli Park (Nagakute), original hilltop Inuyama Castle, Toyota industrial & automotive museums, Tokoname & Seto pottery towns, and Okazaki. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region (7 prefectures · 228 cities)
Kansai Region · 29 cities & municipalities
Mie Prefecture (三重県) — Capital: Tsu
Highlights: Ise Jingu (Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine complex) and Okage Yokocho lane, Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks), Toba pearl islands, Iga-Ueno ninja castle town, and Suzuka Circuit. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県) — Capital: Otsu
Highlights: Lake Biwa (Japan's largest freshwater lake), original National Treasure Hikone Castle, Mount Hiei Enryaku-ji UNESCO monastery, Omihachiman canal merchant town, and Shirahige Shrine's floating torii. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 26 cities & municipalities
Kyoto Prefecture (京都府) — Capital: Kyoto
Highlights: 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto City, Fushimi Inari & Arashiyama, Uji's Byodoin Temple & tea fields, Amanohashidate sandbar (Miyazu), and Ine funaya boathouses. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 43 cities & municipalities
Osaka Prefecture (大阪府) — Capital: Osaka
Highlights: Dotonbori neon canal, Osaka Castle, Kuromon Market, Shinsekai, Universal Studios Japan, Minoo Park waterfall, and Sakai's UNESCO-listed ancient keyhole kofun tombs. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 42 cities & municipalities
Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県) — Capital: Kobe
Highlights: UNESCO World Heritage Himeji Castle, Kobe harbor & Mount Rokko, Arima Onsen (gold & silver waters), willow-lined Kinosaki Onsen, Takeda 'Castle in the Sky' (Asago), and Awaji Island. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 39 cities & municipalities
Nara Prefecture (奈良県) — Capital: Nara
Highlights: Nara Park's 1,300 sacred deer, Todai-ji Great Buddha, Kasuga Taisha lanterns, Horyu-ji (world's oldest wooden buildings), Asuka ancient capitals, and Mount Yoshino. · Prefecture guide →
Kansai Region · 30 cities & municipalities
Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県) — Capital: Wakayama
Highlights: Sacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen. · Prefecture guide →
Chugoku Region (5 prefectures · 108 cities)
Chugoku Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県) — Capital: Tottori
Highlights: Sweeping Tottori Sand Dunes & Sand Museum, sacred Mount Daisen ('Fuji of Hoki'), Kurayoshi white-walled storehouses, radium-rich Misasa Onsen, and Sakaiminato's Mizuki Shigeru Road. · Prefecture guide →
Chugoku Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Shimane Prefecture (島根県) — Capital: Matsue
Highlights: Izumo Taisha (one of Japan's oldest and grandest Shinto shrines), original lakeside Matsue Castle, Adachi Museum of Art (Yasugi), UNESCO Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine (Oda), and Tsuwano. · Prefecture guide →
Chugoku Region · 27 cities & municipalities
Okayama Prefecture (岡山県) — Capital: Okayama
Highlights: Korakuen (one of Japan's Three Great Gardens) and black-walled Okayama Castle, Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter's willow-lined canal, Bitchu-Matsuyama hilltop castle (Takahashi), and Uno Port (gateway to Naoshima). · Prefecture guide →
Chugoku Region · 24 cities & municipalities
Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県) — Capital: Hiroshima
Highlights: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum, Miyajima's floating Itsukushima Shrine (Hatsukaichi), hillside port town of Onomichi, the 70 km Shimanami Kaido island cycling route, and Tomonoura harbor (Fukuyama). · Prefecture guide →
Chugoku Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県) — Capital: Yamaguchi
Highlights: Five-arched wooden Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, cliffside red torii of Motonosumi Shrine (Nagato), Samurai castle town of Hagi, Karato Fish Market (Shimonoseki), and Akiyoshido limestone cave (Mine). · Prefecture guide →
Shikoku Region (4 prefectures · 95 cities)
Shikoku Region · 24 cities & municipalities
Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県) — Capital: Tokushima
Highlights: Giant tidal Naruto Whirlpools (Naruto), remote vine bridges and misty gorges of the Iya Valley (Miyoshi), Awa Odori Kaikan dance hall, and temples #1–#23 of the 88-Temple Shikoku Pilgrimage. · Prefecture guide →
Shikoku Region · 17 cities & municipalities
Kagawa Prefecture (香川県) — Capital: Takamatsu
Highlights: Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu (one of Japan's finest landscape gardens), Naoshima & Teshima contemporary art islands, 1,368 steps of Kotohira-gu (Konpira-san), and original hilltop Marugame Castle. · Prefecture guide →
Shikoku Region · 20 cities & municipalities
Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県) — Capital: Matsuyama
Highlights: Dogo Onsen Honkan (3,000-year-old bathhouse that inspired Spirited Away) & hilltop Matsuyama Castle, the Shimanami Kaido cycling terminus at Imabari, and preserved Edo wax-merchant streets of Uchiko & Ozu. · Prefecture guide →
Shikoku Region · 34 cities & municipalities
Kōchi Prefecture (高知県) — Capital: Kōchi
Highlights: Original hilltop Kochi Castle, lively Hirome Market food hall, Katsurahama Beach (Sakamoto Ryoma statue), crystal-clear Shimanto River chinkabashi (submersible bridges), and Cape Ashizuri. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region (7 prefectures · 234 cities)
Kyushu Region · 60 cities & municipalities
Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県) — Capital: Fukuoka
Highlights: Nakasu & Tenjin open-air yatai food stalls, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine & Kyushu National Museum, Yanagawa canal punting boats, Mojiko Retro port in Kitakyushu, and Itoshima coast. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 20 cities & municipalities
Saga Prefecture (佐賀県) — Capital: Saga
Highlights: Porcelain towns of Arita, Imari, and Okawachiyama ('Village of the Secret Kilns'), Yutoku Inari Shrine (Kashima), Takeo Onsen Library & Mifuneyama Rakuen, Ureshino green-tea hot springs, and Karatsu Castle. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 21 cities & municipalities
Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県) — Capital: Nagasaki
Highlights: Nagasaki Peace Park, Glover Garden & Dejima Dutch trading post, Mount Inasa ('10-million-dollar night view'), Hashima (Gunkanjima / Battleship Island), Unzen Onsen, Sasebo's Kujukushima islands, and Shimabara Castle. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 45 cities & municipalities
Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県) — Capital: Kumamoto
Highlights: Imposing black-walled Kumamoto Castle & Suizenji Jojuen Garden, vast active volcanic caldera of Mount Aso (Kusasenri & Nakadake), cedar-shaded Kurokawa Onsen, and Amakusa dolphin-watching islands. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 19 cities & municipalities
Ōita Prefecture (大分県) — Capital: Ōita
Highlights: Beppu's 'Eight Hells' (Jigoku Meguri) & sand/mud baths, boutique foot-of-Mount-Yufu resort town of Yufuin, Usa Jingu Shrine, Kitsuki samurai slopes, and Kunisaki Peninsula stone Buddhas. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 26 cities & municipalities
Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県) — Capital: Miyazaki
Highlights: Basalt columns and waterfall of Takachiho Gorge, cliff-cave shrine of Udo Jingu (Nichinan), Aoshima Island ('Devil's Washboard' rock formations), and Sun Messe Nichinan's ocean-view Moai statues. · Prefecture guide →
Kyushu Region · 43 cities & municipalities
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県) — Capital: Kagoshima
Highlights: Smoking volcano of Sakurajima across the bay (15m ferry), Sengan-en samurai garden, Ibusuki natural volcanic sand baths (Sunamushi), Kirishima Onsen, and UNESCO World Heritage island of Yakushima. · Prefecture guide →
Okinawa Region (1 prefecture · 41 cities)
Okinawa Region · 41 cities & municipalities
Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県) — Capital: Naha
Highlights: Subtropical Ryukyu Kingdom heritage (Shuri Castle in Naha), Churaumi Aquarium (Motobu), Kerama Islands coral reefs, and the turquoise Yaeyama & Miyako islands (Ishigaki, Taketomi, Miyakojima). · Prefecture guide →