Regions of Japan Index

Tokyo and Designated Cities

A city with a population of over 500 thousand is considered a "designated city." Excluding Tokyo (which is a prefecture of its own), there are seventeen designated cities in Japan.

Tokyo Metropolis

Kyoto City

Yokohama City

Osaka City

Nagoya City

Hiroshima City

Other Cities

Nara City

Nagasaki City

Kamakura City

Nikko City

Himeji City

Other Prefectures
Hokkaido

Kanagawa Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

Mie Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Historical Periods of Japan Index

• Early Japan (35000 BCE-250CE)
• Yamato Period (250-710)
• Nara Period (710-794)
• Heian Period (794-1185)
• Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
• Muromachi Period (1333-1573)
• Sengoku Period (1467-1573)
• Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1603)
• Edo Period (1603-1868)*
• Meiji Period (1868-1912)*
• World War Period (1912-1945)
• Postwar Period (1945-Present)

*indicates that period is covered by the grade 8 social studies curriculum