Villages & Hamlets in Japan map & data
There are 6,089 villages and hamlets mapped in Japan, spread over 46 prefectures. The most are in Akita (2,587), Yamaguchi (897) and Nagano (480) - Akita alone holds 42% of them. 100% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include 長生村, 読谷村 and 弥彦村.
Villages & Hamlets by prefecture
| Prefecture | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Akita | 2,587 | 42% |
| Yamaguchi | 897 | 15% |
| Nagano | 480 | 7.9% |
| Hiroshima | 356 | 5.8% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 243 | 4.0% |
| Chiba | 228 | 3.7% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 192 | 3.2% |
| Shizuoka | 176 | 2.9% |
| Kanagawa | 103 | 1.7% |
| Niigata | 87 | 1.4% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 80 | 1.3% |
| Shiga | 62 | 1.0% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 61 | 1.0% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 60 | 1.0% |
| Fukushima | 59 | 1.0% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 53 | 0.9% |
| Aomori | 44 | 0.7% |
| Aichi Prefecture | 37 | 0.6% |
| Hokkaido | 31 | 0.5% |
| Oita | 22 | 0.4% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 20 | 0.3% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 20 | 0.3% |
| Kochi Prefecture | 19 | 0.3% |
| Saga Prefecture | 17 | 0.3% |
| Tokyo | 16 | 0.3% |
| Mie Prefecture | 14 | 0.2% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 13 | 0.2% |
| Nara Prefecture | 12 | 0.2% |
| Toyama | 11 | 0.2% |
| Gunma | 10 | 0.2% |
| Kumamoto | 9 | 0.1% |
| Saitama | 7 | 0.1% |
| Iwate | 7 | 0.1% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 6 | 0.1% |
| Yamanashi | 6 | 0.1% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 5 | 0.1% |
| Ibaraki | 5 | 0.1% |
| Miyagi | 5 | 0.1% |
| Yamagata | 5 | 0.1% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 4 | 0.1% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 2 | 0.0% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tochigi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shimane | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
Notable villages and hamlets in Japan
- 長生村Chiba · pop. 14359
- 読谷村Okinawa Prefecture · pop. 38532
- 弥彦村Niigata · pop. 8209
- 東海村Ibaraki · pop. 37713
- 明日香村Nara Prefecture · pop. 5892
- 西郷村Fukushima · pop. 20322
- 南箕輪村Nagano · pop. 15275
- 榛東村Gunma · pop. 14315
- 新篠津村Hokkaido · pop. 3044
- 南阿蘇村Kumamoto · pop. 11503
- 東白川村Gifu Prefecture · pop. 2438
- 六ヶ所村Aomori · pop. 10536
- 檜原村Tokyo · pop. 2209
- 姫島村Oita · pop. 2043
- 忍野村Yamanashi · pop. 8968
- 西粟倉村Okayama Prefecture · pop. 1482
- 中城村Okinawa Prefecture · pop. 16462
- 美浦村Ibaraki · pop. 15842
- 山添村Nara Prefecture · pop. 4033
- 大玉村Fukushima · pop. 8679
- 松川村Nagano · pop. 9948
- 嬬恋村Gunma · pop. 9780
- 西原村Kumamoto · pop. 6802
- 白川村Gifu Prefecture · pop. 1734
- 田舎館村Aomori · pop. 7783
- 北中城村Okinawa Prefecture · pop. 16269
- 東吉野村Nara Prefecture · pop. 2181
- 玉川村Fukushima · pop. 6777
- 白馬村Nagano · pop. 8929
- 昭和村Gunma · pop. 7347
- 東通村Aomori · pop. 6607
- 今帰仁村Okinawa Prefecture · pop. 9529
- 御杖村Nara Prefecture · pop. 2027
- 宮田村Nagano · pop. 8821
- 恩納村Okinawa Prefecture · pop. 9333
- 曽爾村Nara Prefecture · pop. 1740
- 山形村Nagano · pop. 8395
- 天川村Nara Prefecture · pop. 1432
- 原村Nagano · pop. 7566
- 高山村Nagano · pop. 7084
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How many villages and hamlets are there in Japan?
This layer holds 6,089 villages and hamlets in Japan, the most of them in Akita. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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