List of prefectural capitals in Japan
A prefectural capital is a city where a prefectural government and assembly is located.
In Japan, a prefectural capital is officially called todōfukenchō shozaichi, but the term kento is also used.
List of Japanese prefectural capitals
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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
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