Special cities of Japan
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Special Cities (特例市) of Japan are cities with populations of at least 200,000, and are delegated a subset of the functions delegated to core cities.
This category was established by the Local Autonomy Law, article 252 clause 26. They are designated by the Cabinet after a request by the city council and the prefectural assembly.
List
The following 39 cities have been designated Special Cities- November 1, 2000
- *Hakodate, Hokkaido
- *Morioka, Iwate
- *Odawara, Kanagawa
- *Yamato, Kanawaga
- *Fukui, Fukui
- *Kōfu, Yamanashi
- *Matsumoto, Nagano
- *Numazu, Shizuoka
- *Yokkaichi, Mie
- *Kure, Hiroshima
- April 1, 2001
- *Hachinohe, Aomori
- *Yamagata, Yamagata
- *Mito, Ibaraki
- *Maebashi, Gunma
- *Takasaki, Gunma
- *Kawaguchi, Saitama
- *Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
- *Fuji, Shizuoka
- *Kasugai, Aichi
- *Ōtsu, Shiga
- *Toyonaka, Ōsaka
- *Suita, Ōsaka
- *Hirakata, Ōsaka
- *Ibaraki, Ōsaka
- *Yao, Ōsaka
- *Neyagawa, Ōsaka
- *Amagasaki, Hyōgo
- *Kurume, Fukuoka
- *Sasebo, Nagasaki
- April 1, 2002
- *Tokorozawa, Saitama
- *Atsugi, Kanagawa
- *Ichinomiya, Aichi
- *Kishiwada, Ōsaka
- *Akashi, Hyōgo
- *Kakogawa, Hyōgo
- *Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- April 1, 2003
- *Koshigaya, Saitama
- *Chigasaki, Kanagawa
- *Takarazuka, Hyōgo
- April 1, 2004
- *Soka, Saitama
- February 13, 2005
- *Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - redesignated after consolidation with towns of Kikukawa, Toyoda, Toyōra, and Toyokita
- October 1, 2005
- *Tottori, Tottori
The city of Hakodate, Hokkaido achieved the status of Core city in 2005.
The city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi achieved the status of Core city in 2005.
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