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A city (市 shi) is a local public body in Japan, along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), town (cho) and village (mura). A city's extent is contained within a prefecture.
The following are major cities:
See List of cities in Japan for more complete list.Each of 23 Special Wards of Tokyo is legally equivalent to a city. Except Tokyo, all large cities are of cities designated by government ordinance.
See also: Core city
| Area name | Population |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | 34,900,000 incl. Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures |
| Osaka | 18,000,000 incl. Kobe, Kyoto |
