Suburbs & Localities of Japan map & data
Japan has 23,419 suburbs and localities in this layer, spread over 42 prefectures. The most are in Hokkaido (5,479), Tokyo (5,328) and Kanagawa (2,395). The largest include 船泊村, 仙法志 and 沓形.
Suburbs & Localities by prefecture
| Prefecture | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 5,479 | 23% |
| Tokyo | 5,328 | 23% |
| Kanagawa | 2,395 | 10% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 1,913 | 8.2% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 1,070 | 4.6% |
| Aomori | 697 | 3.0% |
| Chiba | 676 | 2.9% |
| Hiroshima | 675 | 2.9% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 672 | 2.9% |
| Yamaguchi | 668 | 2.9% |
| Saitama | 541 | 2.3% |
| Shizuoka | 538 | 2.3% |
| Hyogo Prefecture | 530 | 2.3% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 394 | 1.7% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 385 | 1.6% |
| Aichi Prefecture | 225 | 1.0% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 207 | 0.9% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 203 | 0.9% |
| Miyagi | 134 | 0.6% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 125 | 0.5% |
| Shiga | 102 | 0.4% |
| Iwate | 79 | 0.3% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 76 | 0.3% |
| Kumamoto | 72 | 0.3% |
| Akita | 58 | 0.2% |
| Oita | 38 | 0.2% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 31 | 0.1% |
| Fukushima | 24 | 0.1% |
| Tochigi | 16 | 0.1% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 15 | 0.1% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 9 | 0.0% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ibaraki | 8 | 0.0% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 7 | 0.0% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gunma | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mie Prefecture | 2 | 0.0% |
| Niigata | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yamanashi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yamagata | 1 | 0.0% |
| Toyama | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest suburbs and localities in Japan
- 船泊村Hokkaido · 2,004 km²
- 仙法志Hokkaido · 977 km²
- 沓形Hokkaido · 769 km²
- 香深村Hokkaido · 560.9 km²
- 鴛泊Hokkaido · 442 km²
- 鬼脇Hokkaido · 433.1 km²
- 定山渓Hokkaido · 422.8 km²
- 宗谷村Hokkaido · 319.1 km²
- 声問村Hokkaido · 268.7 km²
- 倉橋町Hiroshima · 238.5 km²
- 京北Kyoto Prefecture · pop. 4496 · 218.1 km²
- 抜海村Hokkaido · 132.7 km²
- 荒川Aomori · 112 km²
- 深沢Aomori · 100.3 km²
- 増幌Hokkaido · 99.8 km²
- 旧大山町Tottori Prefecture · 84 km²
- 滝沢Aomori · 81.5 km²
- 下甑町手打Kagoshima Prefecture · 79.7 km²
- 東岩木山Aomori · 55.4 km²
- 更喜苫内Hokkaido · 55.3 km²
- 和賀町岩崎新田Iwate · 54.9 km²
- 徳地柚木Yamaguchi · 53.6 km²
- 鹿島町藺牟田Kagoshima Prefecture · 52.3 km²
- 桜島横山町Kagoshima Prefecture · 50.8 km²
- 簾舞Hokkaido · 49.4 km²
- 下蒲刈町大地蔵Hiroshima · 47.8 km²
- 吉野Kagoshima Prefecture · 46.6 km²
- 黒神町Kagoshima Prefecture · 45.9 km²
- 吉野町Kagoshima Prefecture · 45.4 km²
- 沖美町岡大王Hiroshima · 45.2 km²
- 阿東篠目Yamaguchi · 42.2 km²
- クトネベツHokkaido · 41.5 km²
- 蒲岡Hokkaido · 41.5 km²
- 常盤野Aomori · 41 km²
- 徳地野谷Yamaguchi · 40.2 km²
- 豊浜町大字斎島Ehime Prefecture · 39.5 km²
- 硫黄島Tokyo · 39.5 km²
- 新島町Kagoshima Prefecture · 37.9 km²
- 小金湯Hokkaido · 34.4 km²
- 平和Hokkaido · 34.4 km²
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Every suburb or locality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Suburb, locality, neighbourhood and quarter boundaries inside cities and towns.
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This layer holds 23,419 suburbs and localities in Japan, the most of them in Hokkaido. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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