Urban Areas of Japan map & data
Japan has 159 urban areas in this layer, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Aichi Prefecture (15), Kanagawa (10) and Hokkaido (9). The largest include Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe.
Urban Areas by prefecture
| Prefecture | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aichi Prefecture | 15 | 9.4% |
| Kanagawa | 10 | 6.3% |
| Hokkaido | 9 | 5.7% |
| Chiba | 8 | 5.0% |
| Saitama | 7 | 4.4% |
| Mie Prefecture | 6 | 3.8% |
| Shizuoka | 6 | 3.8% |
| Gunma | 5 | 3.1% |
| Ibaraki | 5 | 3.1% |
| Yamaguchi | 5 | 3.1% |
| Hyogo Prefecture | 4 | 2.5% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 4 | 2.5% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 4 | 2.5% |
| Fukushima | 4 | 2.5% |
| Hiroshima | 4 | 2.5% |
| Nagano | 4 | 2.5% |
| Shiga | 3 | 1.9% |
| Nara Prefecture | 3 | 1.9% |
| Tochigi | 3 | 1.9% |
| Aomori | 3 | 1.9% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 3 | 1.9% |
| Niigata | 3 | 1.9% |
| Yamagata | 3 | 1.9% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 3 | 1.9% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 3 | 1.9% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 3 | 1.9% |
| Oita | 2 | 1.3% |
| Tokyo | 2 | 1.3% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 2 | 1.3% |
| Kumamoto | 2 | 1.3% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 2 | 1.3% |
| Miyagi | 2 | 1.3% |
| Toyama | 2 | 1.3% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 2 | 1.3% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Saga Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Shimane | 1 | 0.6% |
| Yamanashi | 1 | 0.6% |
| Akita | 1 | 0.6% |
| Iwate | 1 | 0.6% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kochi Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 1 | 0.6% |
Largest urban areas in Japan
- TokyoTokyo · 884.2 km²
- OsakaOsaka Prefecture · 739.2 km²
- KobeHyogo Prefecture · 483.8 km²
- SaitamaSaitama · 466.6 km²
- NagoyaAichi Prefecture · 327.9 km²
- YokohamaKanagawa · 310.1 km²
- ChibaChiba · 298.8 km²
- FukuokaFukuoka Prefecture · 290 km²
- HiroshimaHiroshima · 262.4 km²
- SapporoHokkaido · 259.8 km²
- AkashiHyogo Prefecture · 245.8 km²
- TsuchiuraIbaraki · 212.8 km²
- KitakyushuFukuoka Prefecture · 195.7 km²
- SagamiharaKanagawa · 191.9 km²
- KyotoKyoto Prefecture · 185.1 km²
- HimejiHyogo Prefecture · 156.3 km²
- SendaiMiyagi · 133.6 km²
- UedaNagano · 126.7 km²
- KumamotoKumamoto · 117.2 km²
- ShizuokaShizuoka · 112 km²
- NiigataNiigata · 100.9 km²
- GifuGifu Prefecture · 95.9 km²
- OitaOita · 95.2 km²
- KanazawaIshikawa Prefecture · 94.9 km²
- MatsuyamaEhime Prefecture · 92.4 km²
- MatsudoChiba · 87.5 km²
- UtsunomiyaTochigi · 86.8 km²
- FukayaSaitama · 85 km²
- KagoshimaKagoshima Prefecture · 84.5 km²
- WakayamaWakayama Prefecture · 83.4 km²
- OkayamaOkayama Prefecture · 82.2 km²
- NumazuShizuoka · 81.9 km²
- AsahikawaHokkaido · 79.4 km²
- HachiojiTokyo · 78.4 km²
- FukuyamaHiroshima · 78.2 km²
- ShimonosekiYamaguchi · 75.7 km²
- FujiShizuoka · 73.2 km²
- HofuYamaguchi · 71.9 km²
- AkitaAkita · 71.2 km²
- FujisawaKanagawa · 69.6 km²
What's in this layer
Every urban area in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. The built-up extent of major cities and metropolitan areas.
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How many urban areas are there in Japan?
This layer holds 159 urban areas in Japan, the most of them in Aichi Prefecture. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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