City designated by government ordinance
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| Regional level |
| Regions (地方; Chihō) |
| Prefectural level |
| Prefectures (都道府県; To-dō-fu-ken ) |
| Subprefectural level |
| Subprefectures (支庁; Shichō) |
| Designated Cities (政令指定都市; Seirei-shitei-toshi) |
| Districts (郡; Gun) |
| Municipal level |
| Core Cities (中核市; Chūkaku-shi) |
| Special Cities (特例市; Tokurei-shi) |
| Cities (市; Shi) |
| Special Wards (特別区; Tokubetsu-ku) |
| Wards (区; Ku) |
| Towns (町; Chō / Machi) |
| Villages (村; Son / Mura) |
No cities that have been granted this status have later lost this status.
Designated Cities are delegated many of the functions normally performed by prefectural cities, making them almost on a part with the prefectures themselves.
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List of designated cities
- Sapporo (since 1972)
- Sendai (1989)
- Saitama (2003)
- Chiba (1992)
- Yokohama (1956)
- Kawasaki (1972)
- Shizuoka (2005)
- Nagoya (1956)
- Kyoto (1956)
- Osaka (1956)
- Kobe (1956)
- Hiroshima (1980)
- Kitakyushu (1963)
- Fukuoka (1972)
Sakai, Niigata, and Hamamatsu are all slated to become designated within the next three years.
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External link
- Text of the Local Government Law (http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html) (in Japanese)eo:Granda Urbo kun Esceptoj
nl:Decretaal gedesigneerde stad ja:政令指定都市 zh:政令指定都市
