The following is the list of top 50 major cities in Japan is based on the population and rank along with the capital of the respective state and union territory.
| Rank | City | Prefecture | Population (2010) | Area in Sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Tokyo | Tokyo | 8,949,447 | 240.1 |
| 1 | Yokohama | Kanagawa | 3,689,603 | 168.9 |
| 2 | Osaka | Osaka | 2,666,371 | 85.8 |
| 3 | Nagoya | Aichi | 2,263,907 | 126 |
| 4 | Sapporo | Hokkaido | 1,914,434 | 432.9 |
| 5 | Kobe | Hyogo | 1,544,873 | 213.4 |
| 6 | Kyoto | Kyoto | 1,474,473 | 319.7 |
| 7 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 1,463,826 | 131.3 |
| 8 | Kawasaki | Kanagawa | 1,425,678 | 55.7 |
| 9 | Saitama | Saitama | 1,222,910 | 84 |
| 10 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1,174,209 | 349.4 |
| 11 | Sendai | Miyagi | 1,045,903 | 305.2 |
| 12 | Kitakyushu | Fukuoka | 977,288 | 188 |
| 13 | Chiba | Chiba | 962,130 | 105.1 |
| 14 | Sakai | Osaka | 842,134 | 57.9 |
| 15 | Niigata | Niigata | 812,192 | 280.3 |
| 16 | Hamamatsu | Shizuoka | 800,912 | 583.5 |
| 17 | Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 734,294 | 150.4 |
| 18 | Sagamihara | Kanagawa | 717,561 | 127 |
| 19 | Shizuoka | Shizuoka | 716,328 | 545.1 |
| 20 | Okayama | Okayama | 709,622 | 305 |
| 21 | Funabashi | Chiba | 609,081 | 33.1 |
| 22 | Kagoshima | Kagoshima | 605,940 | 211.2 |
| 23 | Hachioji | Tokyo | 579,799 | 71.9 |
| 24 | Himeji | Hyogo | 536,338 | 206.3 |
| 25 | Matsuyama | Ehime | 517,088 | 165.6 |
| 26 | Utsunomiya | Tochigi | 511,296 | 160.9 |
| 27 | Higashiosaka | Osaka | 509,632 | 23.9 |
| 28 | Kawaguchi | Saitama | 500,311 | 21.5 |
| 29 | Matsudo | Chiba | 484,639 | 23.7 |
| 30 | Nishinomiya | Hyogo | 482,790 | 38.6 |
| 31 | Kurashiki | Okayama | 475,421 | 137 |
| 32 | Ichikawa | Chiba | 474,926 | 22.2 |
| 33 | Oita | Oita | 473,955 | 193.5 |
| 34 | Kanazawa | Ishikawa | 462,478 | 180.6 |
| 35 | Fukuyama | Hiroshima | 461,471 | 200 |
| 36 | Amagasaki | Hyogo | 453,608 | 19.2 |
| 37 | Nagasaki | Nagasaki | 443,469 | 156.9 |
| 38 | Machida | Tokyo | 426,827 | 27.7 |
| 39 | Toyama | Toyama | 421,890 | 479.5 |
| 40 | Toyota | Aichi | 421,552 | 354.6 |
| 41 | Takamatsu | Kagawa | 419,291 | 144.8 |
| 42 | Yokosuka | Kanagawa | 418,448 | 38.9 |
| 43 | Gifu | Gifu | 413,239 | 78.3 |
| 44 | Fujisawa | Kanagawa | 409,734 | 26.8 |
| 45 | Hirakata | Osaka | 407,997 | 25.1 |
| 46 | Kashiwa | Chiba | 404,079 | 44.09 |
| 47 | Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 400,352 | 110.8 |
| 48 | Toyonaka | Osaka | 389,359 | 14 |
| 49 | Nagano | Nagano | 381,533 | 184.9 |
| 50 | Toyohashi | Aichi | 376,861 | 100.9 |
