Table: special cities of japan
[['name', 'japanese', 'date of designation', 'date of reclassification', 'region', 'prefecture'], ['hakodate', '函館', '2000 - 11 - 01', '2005 - 10 - 01 ( core city )', 'hokkaido', 'hokkaido'], ['shimizu', '清水', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2003 - 04 - 01 (merge into shizuoka )', 'chūbu', 'shizuoka'], ['shimonoseki', '下関', '2002 - 04 - 01', '2005 - 02 - 12 ( core city )', 'chūgoku', 'yamaguchi'], ['morioka', '盛岡', '2000 - 11 - 01', '2008 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'tōhoku', 'iwate'], ['kurume', '久留米', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2008 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kyushu', 'fukuoka'], ['maebashi', '前橋', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2009 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kantō', 'gunma'], ['ōtsu', '大津', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2009 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kansai', 'shiga'], ['amagasaki', '尼崎', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2009 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kansai', 'hyōgo'], ['takasaki', '高崎', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2011 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kantō', 'gunma'], ['toyonaka', '豊中', '2001 - 04 - 01', '2012 - 04 - 01 ( core city )', 'kansai', 'osaka']]
Statement: the Kansai and the Kantō Region were the only 2 Region to have more than 1 Special City
Statement: Shimonoseki had the most recent Date Of Designation of any City with a Date Of 2002 - 04 - 01
Statement: Hakodate had the oldest Date Of Designation of any City with a Date Of 2000 - 11 - 01
Statement: Shimizu was the only City to be merged with another on their Date Of Reclassification
Statement: 2009 - 04 - 01 had the highest number Of City with their Date Of Reclassification on that date with a total of 3