List of capitals in Japan

A prefectural capital is a city where a prefectural government and assembly is located.

Japan
In Japan, a prefectural capital is officially called todōfukenchō shozaichi (都道府県庁所在地), but the term kento (県都) is also used (dōto (道都)).

List of Japanese prefectural capitals
Notes: ¹

Non-capitals which share a name with their prefecture
In most cases, a city that shares a name with its prefecture is a prefectural capital. However, there are some municipalities that are not capitals.
 * Iwate, Iwate Prefecture
 * Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture
 * Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture
 * Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture
 * Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture

Capitals that are not the largest city/metropolitan area in their prefecture
Those in italics are prefectural capitals, or metropolitan areas of them.


 * Fukushima Prefecture


 * Gunma Prefecture


 * Mie Prefecture


 * Shizuoka Prefecture


 * Tottori Prefecture

Notes:
 * Yamaguchi Prefecture
 * City populations are as of July 2008.
 * Metropolitan area populations are as of 2000. (Urban Employment Areas)