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Hiraizumi
Hiraizumi is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, whose 11th- and 12th-century temples and gardens, built by the Ōshū Fujiwara as a Buddhist Pure Land, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Hirakata
Hirakata (枚方市) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, between Osaka and Kyoto, incorporated 1947, area 65.12 km², population about 390,000; a commuter town with five universities, Hirakata Park, and Keihan station redevelopment.
Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka (平塚市) is a coastal city in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sagami Bay about 60 km from Tokyo; a former Tokaido post town (Hiratsuka-juku, 1601), incorporated 1932, population about 257,000, known for its July Tanabata Festival and Shonan Bellmare.
Hiroshima (広島市)
Hiroshima (広島市) is a Japanese city on the Seto Inland Sea, founded as a castle town in 1589 and municipalized in 1889. Destroyed by the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, it rebuilt as a peace symbol and is now a designated city of about 1.17 million.
Ibaraki
Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city of about 285,000 people in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, north of the Yodo River between Osaka and Kyoto; founded 1948, area 76.49 km², eighth most populous city in the prefecture.
Ichihara
Ichihara is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on the coast of Tokyo Bay between Chiba and Sodegaura, with a population of about 272,000 in 2022.
Ichinomiya, Aichi
Ichinomiya (一宮市) is a core city in western Aichi Prefecture, Japan, formed in 2005 by merging Ichinomiya, Bisai, and Kisogawa; population about 374,000, centered on the Bishu wool textile industry and named for Masumida Shrine.
Isesaki
Isesaki (伊勢崎市) is a city in southeastern Gunma Prefecture, Japan, on the Tone River; 139.44 km², 211,651 residents (2025), formed by the 2005 merger with Akabori, Azuma, and Sakai, known for Isesaki meisen silk and the World Heritage Tajima Yahei residence.
Iwaki
Iwaki (いわき) is a city in southeastern Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on the Pacific coast. Formed in 1966 by a 14-municipality merger, it was Japan's largest city by area until 2003; area 1,232.51 km², population about 310,000.
Izumi, Osaka
Izumi (和泉市, Izumi-shi) is a city in southern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in the Senshu region; founded 1956, area 84.98 km², census population 181,528 (2025), known for the Ikegami-sone Yayoi site and Izumi-Chuo new city center.
Jōetsu
Jōetsu (上越市) is a city in southwestern Niigata Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1971 by merging Takada and Naoetsu; about 176,000 residents, heavy snowfall, Uesugi Kenshin's Kasugayama Castle, and top-ranked Koshihikari rice.
Kagoshima (鹿児島市)
Kagoshima (鹿児島市) is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture on southern Kyushu, Japan; population about 576,000, area 547 km². Known for facing the active volcano Sakurajima, Shimazu clan heritage, UNESCO-listed Sengan-en, and tourism of about 9.6 million annual visitors.
Kamakura (鎌倉)
Kamakura (鎌倉) is a coastal city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, seat of Japan's first warrior government under Minamoto no Yoritomo from 1192 until the shogunate's fall in 1333, now a major temple-and-shrine tourist destination.
Kanazawa (金沢市)
Kanazawa, Japan, is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu's Sea of Japan coast, a former Maeda clan castle town producing 99% of Japan's gold leaf.
Kashiwa
Kashiwa (柏市) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, about 30 km from Tokyo; founded 1954, merged with Shonan Town in 2005, population about 435,000, centered on Kashiwa Station and the Kashiwa-no-ha smart city district.
Kasugai
Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, northeast of Nagoya. Founded June 1, 1943; area 92.78 km²; population about 303,000; known for Kōzōji New Town and seed-grown cactus.
Kasukabe
Kasukabe (春日部市) is a city in eastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, formed in 2005 by merging Kasukabe City and Shobu Town; population about 228,600. Known for the Edo-period Nikko Kaido post station Kasukabe-juku, the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, and Crayon Shin-chan.
Katsushika-ku
Katsushika-ku (葛飾区) is a special ward at northeastern Tokyo, 34.80 km², population about 473,000, bordered by the Edogawa River, Saitama, and Chiba; known for Shibamata, low-lying flood-prone land, and the Tora-san film series.
Kawagoe
Kawagoe (川越市, Koedo, "Little Edo") is a city of about 350,000 in western Saitama Prefecture, 30 km from Tokyo, known for its kurazukuri warehouse district, Toki no Kane bell tower, Kitain Temple, and UNESCO-listed October festival.
Kawaguchi, Saitama
Kawaguchi (川口市) is a city in southern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, bordering Tokyo across the Arakawa River; population 610,041 (2026), a former foundry town and core city since 2018.
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki (川崎市) is a seven-ward designated city in Kanagawa Prefecture between Tokyo and Yokohama, founded in 1924, population over 1.5 million, known for the Keihin industrial belt, factory night views, and Kawasaki Daishi temple.
Kishiwada
Kishiwada (岸和田市) is a city in southern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, a former 60,000-koku castle town of the Okabe clan, incorporated in 1922. Known for Kishiwada Castle rebuilt in 1954 as a library and the Danjiri Festival held since 1703.
Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu (北九州市), a designated city in northern Kyushu, Japan, formed in 1963 by merging five cities; a steel and industrial hub, pollution-overcoming green city, population about 900,000 with recent net in-migration.
Kobe (神戸)
Kobe (神戸) is a designated city in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Osaka Bay between the Rokko mountains and the sea. Port opened 1868; 1,494,997 residents in 2025; rebuilt after the 1995 earthquake.
Kochi, Kochi
Kochi, Kochi: Kōchi City (高知市), capital of Kōchi Prefecture on southern Shikoku, Japan; about 244,000 people in its urban center, home of Kochi Castle and the Port of Kochi; distinct from Kochi, Kerala, India.
Kodaira
Kodaira (小平市, Kodaira-shi) is a city in Tokyo's Tama area, 26 km west of central Tokyo; population about 197,000, city status 1962, settled after the 1653 Tamagawa Aqueduct brought water to the Musashino Plateau.
Kofu
Kofu (甲府市, Kōfu-shi) is the capital and largest city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, founded as a castle town in 1519 and known for wine and jewelry.
Kōriyama
Kōriyama (郡山市) is a core city in central Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, about 80 minutes from Tokyo by the Tōhoku Shinkansen and second in Tōhoku behind Sendai.
Koshigaya
Koshigaya (越谷市) is a city in southeastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, about 25 km north of central Tokyo. Population about 340,000; formed 1954, city 1958; known as 'Suigo Koshigaya' for its rivers and for the Lake Town flood-control development.
Kumagaya
Kumagaya (熊谷市) is a city in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, population about 194,000; a former Nakasendo post town, now a transport hub known for record heat (41.1°C in 2018) and heat-countermeasure programs.