List of prefectural capitals in Japan List of Japanese prefectural capitals List of Japanese prefectural capitals

| Capital | Prefecture | Region | Island | Pop_¹ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki | Kyūshū | Kyūshū | 368984 |
| Morioka | Iwate | Tōhoku | Honshū | 298959 |
| Nagano | Nagano | Chūbu | Honshū | 377328 |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki | Kyūshū | Kyūshū | 446551 |
| Nagoya | Aichi | Chūbu | Honshū | 2243564 |
| Naha | Okinawa | Kyūshū | Ryūkyū Islands | 313436 |
| Nara | Nara | Kansai | Honshū | 366863 |
| Niigata | Niigata | Chūbu | Honshū | 811613 |
| Oita Ōita | Oita Ōita | Kyūshū | Kyūshū | 467617 |
| Okayama | Okayama | Chūgoku | Honshū | 700646 |
| Osaka | Osaka | Kansai | Honshū | 2649601 |
| Otsu Ōtsu | Shiga | Kansai | Honshū | 330044 |
| Saga | Saga | Kyūshū | Kyūshū | 239003 |
| Saitama | Saitama | Kantō | Honshū | 1197471 |
| Sapporo | Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō | 1896704 |
| Sendai | Miyagi | Tōhoku | Honshū | 1029576 |
| Shinjuku | Tokyo | Kantō | Honshū | 314262 |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka | Chūbu | Honshū | 709888 |
| Takamatsu | Kagawa | Shikoku | Shikoku | 417671 |
| Tokushima | Tokushima | Shikoku | Shikoku | 265248 |