# List of nuclear power plants in Japan

The following is a list of Japanese nuclear power plants. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, all 17 major plants were shut down. As of 2022, only 6 out of 17 major nuclear power plants operate in the country, operated by the Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), Shikoku Electric Power Company (Yonden) and Kansai Electric Power Company (Kanden).
* identifier
* Plant pending restart approval
* Pending restart with government approval
* Plant operating with limited capacity (some reactors pending restart approval)
* Plant operating at full operational capacity
* Plant shut down indefinitely
* Parts of plant shut down for maintenance or refuelling
| Nuclear power station | Location | Coordinates | Status | Units |
| Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant | Ōkuma | 37°25′17″N 141°01′57″E﻿ / ﻿37.42139°N 141.03250°E﻿ / 37.42139; 141.03250﻿ (Fukushima I Nuclear Power Station) | Facility damaged beyond repair during the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 6 (all in decommissioning phase) |
| Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant | Naraha | 37°19′10″N 141°01′16″E﻿ / ﻿37.31944°N 141.02111°E﻿ / 37.31944; 141.02111﻿ (Fukushima II Nuclear Power Station) | Facility rendered inoperable due to seawater deluge caused by the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 4 (all in decommissioning phase) |
| Genkai Nuclear Power Plant | Genkai | 33°30′56″N 129°50′14″E﻿ / ﻿33.51556°N 129.83722°E﻿ / 33.51556; 129.83722﻿ (Genkai Nuclear Power Station) | Units 3 and 4 in operation. Units 1 and 2 are permanently shut down. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) |
| Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant | Omaezaki | 34°37′25″N 138°08′33″E﻿ / ﻿34.62361°N 138.14250°E﻿ / 34.62361; 138.14250﻿ (Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station) | Facility indefinitely shut down due to unsafe seismic conditions. | 5 |
| Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant | Higashidōri | 41°11′17″N 141°23′25″E﻿ / ﻿41.18806°N 141.39028°E﻿ / 41.18806; 141.39028﻿ (Higashidōri Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 2 |
| Ikata Nuclear Power Plant | Ikata | 33°29′27″N 132°18′41″E﻿ / ﻿33.49083°N 132.31139°E﻿ / 33.49083; 132.31139﻿ (Ikata Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 3 in operation. | 3 (1 in decommissioning phase) |
| Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant | Kashiwazaki | 37°25′42″N 138°36′06″E﻿ / ﻿37.42833°N 138.60167°E﻿ / 37.42833; 138.60167﻿ (Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station) | Facility shut down pending restart. Units 6 and 7 are ready for restart however there is no specified solution for units 1-5. | 7 (largest nuclear generating station in the world by net electrical power rating) |
| Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | Mihama | 35°42′09″N 135°57′48″E﻿ / ﻿35.70250°N 135.96333°E﻿ / 35.70250; 135.96333﻿ (Mihama Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 3 in operation | 3 |
| Ōi Nuclear Power Plant | Ōi | 35°32′26″N 135°39′07″E﻿ / ﻿35.54056°N 135.65194°E﻿ / 35.54056; 135.65194﻿ (Ōi Nuclear Power Station) | Units 3 and 4 are in operation. Units 1 and 2 are permanently shut down. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) |
| Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant | Onagawa | 38°24′04″N 141°29′59″E﻿ / ﻿38.40111°N 141.49972°E﻿ / 38.40111; 141.49972﻿ (Onagawa Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 2 in operation. | 3 |
| Sendai Nuclear Power Plant | Satsumasendai | 31°50′01″N 130°11′23″E﻿ / ﻿31.83361°N 130.18972°E﻿ / 31.83361; 130.18972﻿ (Sendai Nuclear Power Station) | All units are in operation. | 2 |
| Shika Nuclear Power Plant | Shika | 37°03′40″N 136°43′35″E﻿ / ﻿37.06111°N 136.72639°E﻿ / 37.06111; 136.72639﻿ (Shika Nuclear Power Station) | Plant under consideration for decommissioning due to the presence of fault lines underneath the reactors. | 2 |
| Shimane Nuclear Power Plant | Matsue | 35°32′18″N 132°59′57″E﻿ / ﻿35.53833°N 132.99917°E﻿ / 35.53833; 132.99917﻿ (Shimane Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, construction on unit 3 halted. | 3 |
| Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | Takahama | 35°31′20″N 135°30′17″E﻿ / ﻿35.52222°N 135.50472°E﻿ / 35.52222; 135.50472﻿ (Takahama Nuclear Power Station) | Units 1, 3, and 4 are in operation. Unit 2 was restarted September 15, 2023, and plans to restart commercial operations in October 2023. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) |
| Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant | Tōkai | 36°27′59″N 140°36′24″E﻿ / ﻿36.46639°N 140.60667°E﻿ / 36.46639; 140.60667﻿ (Tōkai Nuclear Power Station) | The facility has been decommissioned. The oldest nuclear power plant in Japan. | 2 (1 decommissioned, 1 shut down) |
| Tomari Nuclear Power Plant | Tomari, Shiribeshi Subprefecture | 43°02′10″N 140°30′45″E﻿ / ﻿43.03611°N 140.51250°E﻿ / 43.03611; 140.51250﻿ (Tomari Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 3 |
| Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant | Tsuruga | 35°40′22″N 136°04′38″E﻿ / ﻿35.67278°N 136.07722°E﻿ / 35.67278; 136.07722﻿ (Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station) | Due to seismic conditions the plant remains shut down following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 2 (1 decommissioned, 2 under construction) |