Core cities of Japan
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History
The core cities were created because of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Each city does many of the things normally done by prefectures.[1]
List
Core cities were recognized starting in 1996.[3] There are 40+ of these cities,[1] including
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- Akita, 1997[4]
- Amagasaki, 2009[5]
- Aomori, 2006[4]
- Asahikawa, 2000[4]
- Fukuyama, 1998[4]
- Funabashi, 2003[4]
- Gifu, 1996[4]
- Hakodate, 2005[4]
- Higashiōsaka, 2005[5]
- Himeji, 1996[4]
- Iwaki, 1999[4]
- Kagoshima, 1996[4]
- Kanazawa, 1996[4]
- Kashiwa, 2008[6]
- Kawagoe, 2003[4]
- Kōchi, 1998[7]
- Kōriyama, 1997[4]
- Kurashiki, 2002[8]
- Kurume, 2008[9]
- Maebashi, 2009[10]
- Matsuyama, 2000[4]
- Miyazaki, 1998[4]
- Morioka, 2008[4]
- Nagano, 1999[4]
- Nagasaki, 1997[4]
- Naha, 2013[11]
- Nara, 2002[5]
- Nishinomiya, 2008[5]
- Ōita, 1997[4]
- Okazaki, 2003[4]
- Okayama[8]
- Ōtsu, 2009[4]
- Shimonoseki, 2005[4]
- Takamatsu, 1999[4]
- Takasaki, 2011[4]
- Takatsuki, 2003[5]
- Toyama, 1996[12]
- Toyohashi, 1999[4]
- Toyonaka
- Toyota, 1998[4]
- Utsunomiya, 1996[4]
- Wakayama, 1997[4]
- Yokosuka, 2001[4]
Core Cities Of Japan Media
Flag of Akashi, Hyogo
Akashi Hyogo chapter
Location of Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture
Flag of Akita, Akita
Emblem of Akita, Akita
Location of Akita in Akita Prefecture
Flag of Amagasaki, Hyōgo
Emblem of Amagasaki, Hyōgo
Location of Amagasaki in Hyogo, Japan
Flag of Aomori City, Japan
Related pages
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government," p. 3; retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), "Country paper:Japan, Local Government Categories" Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, (2011); doi:10.1155/2011/692764; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Jacobs, Table 2; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Buhnik, Sophie. "From Shrinking Cities to Toshi no Shukushō: Identifying Patterns of Urban Shrinkage in the Osaka Metropolitan Area," Berkeley Planning Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001), p. 135 [PDF 4 of 24]; retrieved 2012-12-2.
- ↑ "Core city with population of 380000. Resource recovery and enlightenment business of Kashiwa city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, through establishing "recycling plaza" with nickname "Ribbon-Kan building" arousing citizen's sympathy toward waste reduction,"[dead link] Journal of Solid & Liquid Wastes, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 38-43 (2006); retrieved 2012-12-2.
- ↑ "Kochi" at Triposo.com[dead link]; excerpt, "... first core city on Shikoku"; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Inaba, Yushi. (2009). "Japan's New Local Industry Creation: Joint Entrepreneurship, p. 96.
- ↑ Hoshiko M. et al. "Assessing the validity of health impact assessment predictions regarding a Japanese city's transition to core city status: a monitoring review," Public Health 2012 Feb ; Vol. 126, No. 2, pp. 168-176; retrieved 2012-12-2.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ "Naha starts as regional hub city in Okinawa," Ryukyu Shimpo, 2 April 2013; retrieved 2013-4-17.
- ↑ City of Toyama, "About Toyama" Archived 2013-04-20 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-2.
Other websites
- "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows core cities in context [PDF 7 of 40] Archived 2019-09-17 at the Wayback Machine