| Cities | | Population | | Highrises | • | Tokyo | | 13,957,179 | | 1533 | | | • | Osaka | | 2,753,819 | | 368 | | | • | Yokohama | | 3,757,630 | | 122 | | | • | Nagoya | | 2,320,719 | | 103 | | | • | Kobe | | 1,511,393 | | 88 | | | • | Sendai | | 1,089,715 | | 67 | | | • | Sapporo | | 1,963,959 | | 63 | | | • | Kawasaki | | 1,539,522 | | 60 | | | • | Saitama | | 1,323,405 | | 59 | | | • | Fukuoka | | 1,603,043 | | 47 | | | • | Hiroshima | | 1,195,933 | | 39 | | | • | Chiba | | 983,211 | | 38 | | | • | Kawaguchi | | 593,947 | | 28 | | | • | Naha | | 314,889 | | 28 | | | • | Okayama | | 719,134 | | 28 | | | • | Sagamihara | | 722,973 | | 22 | | | • | Shizuoka | | 684,627 | | 22 | | | • | Takamatsu | | 416,639 | | 17 | | | • | Kashiwa | | 434,734 | | 15 | | | • | Kitakyushu | | 935,084 | | 15 | | | • | Kyoto | | 1,461,974 | | 14 | | | • | Funabashi | | 642,174 | | 12 | | | • | Hamamatsu | | 786,674 | | 12 | | | • | Niigata | | 776,066 | | 12 | | | • | Sakai | | 787,833 | | 12 | | | • | Amagasaki | | 450,233 | | 11 | | | • | Hachioji | | 576,076 | | 11 | | | • | Ichikawa | | 497,731 | | 11 | | | • | Kumamoto | | 737,490 | | 11 | | | • | Sasebo | | 247,739 | | 11 | | | • | Nagasaki | | 418,901 | | 10 | | | • | Nishinomiya | | 485,458 | | 10 | | | • | Tokorozawa | | 340,430 | | 10 | | | • | Toyama | | 412,174 | | 10 | | | • | Yuzawa | | 7,864 | | 10 | | | • | Gifu | | 411,169 | | 9 | | | • | Kanazawa | | 462,479 | | 9 | | | • | Toyonaka | | 400,955 | | 9 | | | • | Yamagata | | 246,421 | | 9 | | | • | Morioka | | 289,998 | | 8 | | | • | Tama | | 143,473 | | 8 | | | • | Fukui | | 254,122 | | 7 | | | • | Otsu | | 301,311 | | 7 | | | • | Suita | | 351,887 | | 7 | | | • | Inzai | | 61,615 | | 6 | | | • | Maebashi | | 321,813 | | 6 | | | • | Mito | | 263,748 | | 6 | | | • | Nagano | | 382,036 | | 6 | | | • | Oita | | 440,933 | | 6 | | | • | Urayasu | | 145,239 | | 6 | | | • | Akita | | 337,790 | | 5 | | | • | Kagoshima | | 592,995 | | 5 | | | • | Koriyama | | 123,657 | | 5 | | | • | Nagaoka | | 281,424 | | 5 | | | • | Narashino | | 157,103 | | 5 | | | • | Utsunomiya | | 448,363 | | 5 | | | • | Aomori | | 314,786 | | 4 | | | • | Fuchu | | 236,491 | | 4 | | | • | Ishigaki | | 41,777 | | 4 | | | • | Kokubunji | | 115,702 | | 4 | | | • | Machida | | 394,119 | | 4 | | | • | Miyazaki | | 307,742 | | 4 | | | • | Sakura | | 172,242 | | 4 | | | • | Shimukappu | | 1,529 | | 4 | | | • | Takasaki | | 248,046 | | 4 | | | • | Tokushima | | 103,298 | | 4 | | | • | Atsugi | | 223,343 | | 3 | | | • | Fujimino | | 104,001 | | 3 | | | • | Fukushima | | 290,924 | | 3 | | | • | Izumisano | | 101,568 | | 3 | | | • | Kawagoe | | 350,541 | | 3 | | | • | Kochi | | 332,508 | | 3 | | | • | Kofu | | 194,400 | | 3 | | | • | Kurume | | 305,884 | | 3 | | | • | Matsudo | | 471,709 | | 3 | | | • | Misato | | 130,847 | | 3 | | | • | Mitaka | | 175,995 | | 3 | | | • | Soka | | 231,001 | | 3 | | | • | Tachikawa | | 178,064 | | 3 | | | • | Toyota | | 411,101 | | 3 | | | • | Yokkaichi | | 294,423 | | 3 | | | • | Chatan | | 26,866 | | 2 | | | • | Fujimi | | 104,791 | | 2 | | | • | Hiratsuka | | 257,770 | | 2 | | | • | Inagi | | 77,978 | | 2 | | | • | Kure | | 204,887 | | 2 | | | • | Nara | | 364,411 | | 2 | | | • | Takarazuka | | 220,901 | | 2 | | | • | Toda | | 118,179 | | 2 | | | • | Tomakomai | | 173,403 | | 2 | | | • | Tottori | | 200,744 | | 2 | | | • | Toyohashi | | 369,407 | | 2 | | | • | Yokosuka | | 428,881 | | 2 | | | • | Ageo | | 223,720 | | 1 | | | • | Aizuwakamatsu | | 129,519 | | 1 | | | • | Akashi | | 303,801 | | 1 | | | • | Asaka | | 125,477 | | 1 | | | • | Chofu | | 210,428 | | 1 | | | • | Ginowan | | 90,429 | | 1 | | | • | Hachimantai | | 31,079 | | 1 | | | • | Himeji | | 478,312 | | 1 | | | • | Imabari | | 117,381 | | 1 | | | • | Kamakura | | 168,137 | | 1 | | | • | Kaminoyama | | 36,712 | | 1 | | | • | Kariya | | 145,927 | | 1 | | | • | Koganei | | 111,306 | | 1 | | | • | Koshigaya | | 317,619 | | 1 | | | • | Kuwana | | 139,355 | | 1 | | | • | Matsue | | 193,772 | | 1 | | | • | Matsuyama | | 515,010 | | 1 | | | • | Mishima | | 113,984 | | 1 | | | • | Nanao | | 62,113 | | 1 | | | • | Nikko | | 16,908 | | 1 | | | • | Nishi-Tokyo | | 194,741 | | 1 | | | • | Numazu | | 210,063 | | 1 | | | • | Ogaki | | 148,067 | | 1 | | | • | Okegawa | | 74,991 | | 1 | | | • | Otaru | | 141,788 | | 1 | | | • | Ritto | | 62,414 | | 1 | | | • | Rusutsu | | 2,140 | | 1 | | | • | Tajiri | | 7,929 | | 1 | | | • | Takatsuki | | 353,619 | | 1 | | | • | Tsu | | 164,214 | | 1 | | | • | Tsuchiura | | 143,262 | | 1 | | | • | Warabi | | 73,795 | | 1 | | | • | Yamaguchi | | 191,195 | | 1 | | | • | Yashio | | 77,955 | | 1 | | |
| • | Anan | | 56,162 | | | | | • | Atami | | 41,694 | | | | | • | Atsumi | | 22,873 | | | | | • | Awaji | | | | | | | • | Beppu | | 122,479 | | | | | • | Chita | | 81,833 | | | | | • | Choshi | | 73,960 | | | | | • | Daito | | 129,477 | | | | | • | delete | | | | | | | • | Ebina | | 124,211 | | | | | • | Ebino | | 23,079 | | | | | • | Fujisawa | | 397,698 | | | | | • | Futtsu | | | | | | | • | Hakodate | | 291,405 | | | | | • | Haramachi | | 48,234 | | | | | • | Hatsukaichi | | 118,807 | | | | | • | Hekinan | | 67,138 | | | | | • | Higashi-Osaka | | 512,152 | | | | | • | Hikone | | 110,523 | | | | | • | Hirakata | | 404,884 | | | | | • | Ichihara | | 280,241 | | | | | • | Ichinomiya | | 381,278 | | | | | • | Ikaruga | | 28,287 | | | | | • | Innoshima | | 28,748 | | | | | • | Ise | | 98,819 | | | | | • | Iwate | | | | | | | • | Izu | | 34,206 | | | | | • | Izumi | | 182,233 | | | | | • | Izumiotsu | | 76,105 | | | | | • | Izumo | | 87,940 | | | | | • | Kaizuka | | 90,394 | | | | | • | Kamaishi | | | | | | | • | Kamisu | | 90,010 | | | | | • | Kamogawa | | 36,474 | | | | | • | Kawauchi | | 3,125 | | | | | • | Komaki | | 151,998 | | | | | • | Konoike | | | | | | | • | Kusatsu | | 116,325 | | | | | • | Kushiro | | 193,480 | | | | | • | Matsumoto | | 227,524 | | | | | • | Matsushima | | 16,990 | | | | | • | Minami-Chita | | 21,997 | | | | | • | Minoo | | 127,261 | | | | | • | Moriguchi | | 148,189 | | | | | • | Nagaokakyo | | 78,412 | | | | | • | Nagareyama | | 154,385 | | | | | • | Nakama | | 47,645 | | | | | • | Narita | | 132,474 | | | | | • | Naruto | | 65,464 | | | | | • | Neyagawa | | 245,152 | | | | | • | Niiza | | 151,807 | | | | | • | Nishinomiya | | 462,840 | | | | | • | Oarai | | 19,179 | | | | | • | Ogasawara | | 2,724 | | | | | • | Oi | | 17,783 | | | | | • | Okinawa | | 138,431 | | | | | • | Okuma | | 10,945 | | | | | • | Onomichi | | 93,367 | | | | | • | Oyabe | | 33,437 | | | | | • | Rifu | | 36,014 | | | | | • | Saga | | 164,213 | | | | | • | Sakai | | 95,341 | | | | | • | Sakaide | | 60,339 | | | | | • | Sakaiminato | | 36,771 | | | | | • | Shichigahama | | 21,282 | | | | | • | Shimonoseki | | 301,097 | | | | | • | Shirahama | | 24,342 | | | | | • | Shobu | | 20,497 | | | | | • | Suzu | | 20,474 | | | | | • | Suzuka | | 201,040 | | | | | • | Takehara | | 30,655 | | | | | • | Tamura | | 43,257 | | | | | • | Tanabe | | 85,046 | | | | | • | Tondabayashi | | 121,095 | | | | | • | Tsukuba | | 202,762 | | | | | • | Tsushima | | 39,983 | | | | | • | Uchinada | | 26,907 | | | | | • | Ushiku | | 76,302 | | | | | • | Utazu | | 17,180 | | | | | • | Wakayama | | 378,740 | | | | | • | Wakkanai | | 42,935 | | | | | • | Yachiyo | | 181,763 | | | | | • | Yugawara | | 28,171 | | | | | → additional cities |
|