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']]
Statement: 函館 and 下関 were both reclassified in 2005
Statement: 盛岡 and 久留米 were both reclassified in 2008
Statement: 清水 is the only City that isn't listed as a Core City
Statement: 函館 and 盛岡 were both designated in 2000
Statement: 大津 and 尼崎 are both in the Kansai Region