Environmental model city

An Environmental model city (環境モデル都市) is a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a model for making large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions towards the realization of a low-carbon society.

Current environmental model cities

 * Obihiro, Hokkaido
 * Shimokawa, Hokkaido
 * Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
 * Toyama, Toyama Prefecture
 * Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
 * Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture
 * The above municipalities were designated on July 22, 2008.


 * Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture
 * Iida, Nagano Prefecture
 * Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
 * Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
 * Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
 * Yusuhara, Kōchi Prefecture
 * Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture
 * The above municipalities were designated on January 22, 2009.