Cities by prefecture
Aichi Takahama City of Kawara (roof tiles) Toyota, Nagoya Castle Town of Toyota Yatomi City of Goldfish
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Ehime Matsuyama Town of Botchan (Botchan by Natsume Sōseki) Imabari City of Towels City of Kawara (roof tiles) (Kikuma) Uchiko City of Kite City of White Walled Uwajima City of Bullfighting Hometown of Pearl
Fukui Sabae City of Glasses
Fukuoka The Land of Bloodbath Fukuoka City of Yatai (street stalls) Yanagawa Venice of Japan City of Water Yame Place of Yame-tea Munakata (Okinoshima) Island of Gods
Fukushima Utsukushima Fukushima (Beautiful Fukushima)
Gifu Gifu City of Fashion Ōgaki City of Water Ena (Akechi) Taishō Romantic Town
Gunma Empire of Gunma Maebashi City of Water Shimonita Town of Konnyaku
Hiroshima Fukuyama City of Roses (Rose City) City of Geta (Japanese footwear), mostly referred to the Matsunaga area of the city Fuchū Home of Oomurasaki (great purple, the national butterfly of Japan) Town of White Walled (Jyougecho) Onomichi City of Hills (City of Slopes) City of Movies Innoshima Island of Flower Home of Hassaku Akitakata City of Kagura (Yachiyo-Kagura, Midori-Kagura) Kitahiroshima (Chiyodacho) Town of Kagura (Chiyoda-Kagura) Kure City of Hills (City of Slopes) Hiroshima City of Peace (International City of Peace and Culture) City of Rivers City of Water Venice of Japan Hatsukaichi (Miyajima) Itsukushima Island of God Kumano City of Brush
Hokkaidō Kushiro (Akan) Hometown of Tanchō (wintering ground of red-crowned crane) Furano City of Flowers Hakodate City of Lights Otaru City of Hills (City of Slopes) Venice of Japan Teshikaga (Mashuko) Lake of God Rishiri, Rishirifuji (Rishiritou) Island of Flower Rebun (Rebuntou) Island of Flower Haboro (Yagishiritou) Island of Flower Kaibatou Island of Flower
Hyōgo Hyogoslavia Takarazuka City of Music Kōbe City of Lights City of Fashion Town of Shoes (Nagata) Million Dollar Lights Minamiawaji City of Kawara (roof tiles) Tatsuno City of Aka-tombo (red dragonfly) (Japanese nursery song) Awaji, Sumoto, Minamiawaji (Awajishima) Island of Flower Island of Mythologies Minamiawaji (Nushima) Island of Mythologies
Ibaraki
Ishikawa Kaga Millon Koku
Iwate Tono City of Folktales Hanamaki (Ohasama) Town of Hayachine-Kagura
Kagawa Udon Prefecture Ayagawa Home of Sanuki Udon Mitoyo Home of Urashima Tarō Takamatsu Home of Momotarō story Town of Bonsai Marugame City of Uchiwa (Japanese rigid paper fan)
Kagoshima Kagoshima Naples of the Orient Venice of Japan City of Ishin (Meiji Restoration) City of Streetcars Tokunoshima, Isen, Amagi, Kagoshima (Tokunoshima) Town of Bullfighting Izumi Hometown (wintering ground) of Nabezuru (hooded crane), Kurozuru (common crane), Manazuru (white-necked crane) Ōshima-gun (Okinoerabujima) Island of Flower
Kanagawa Kamakura Ancient City City of History Minamiashigara Home of Kintaro (a Japanese folk hero)
Kōchi Kōchi Birthplace of Yosakoi-Matsuri (traditional summer dance festival)
Kumamoto Kumamoto City of Woods Nagasu Town of Goldfish Uki City of Dekopon (a Japanese orange_
Kyoto Kyoto Kyo Ancient City City of History Ine Home of Urashima Tarō Uji Place of Uji-tea Maizuru (Kammurijima) Island of God
Mie Iga Hometown of Ninja Shima Home of Urashima Tarō Hometown of Pearl
Miyagi Sendai City of Trees (City of Green) (Capital with the Groves) Shibata City of Chrysanthemum
Miyazaki Takachiho Town of Mythologies Town of Takachiho-Kagura
Nagano
Nagasaki Nagasaki City of Peace City of Hills (City of Slopes) City of Lights City of Streetcars Naples of the Orient (Naples of Japan) Iki (Iki Island) Island of Mythologies
Nara Nara Ancient City Yamatokoriyama City of Goldfish
Niigata Ojiya Home of Nishikigoi City of Bullfighting Niigata, Shirone City of Kite Sado Island of Flower
Ōita Onsen Prefecture Beppu Naples of the Orient Hot spring Capital of the World Bungotakada City of Shōwa
Okayama Okayama Hometown of Momotarō Kurashiki City of White Walled Venice of Japan Bisei Home of Stars Kasaoka (Manabeshima, Takashima) Island of Flower Island of Mythologies Takahashi (Nariwacho) Town of Bitchu-Kagura
Okinawa Naha Capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom Itoman City of Peace Uruma City of Bullfighting Nanjo (Kudakajima) Island of God Island of Mythologies Uruma (Hamahigashima) Island of God Island of Mythologies Nakijin (Kourijima) Island of God Kohama Hometown of Churasan
Osaka Osaka Naniwa City of Water Venice of Japan City of Business City of Kuidaore (eat until you drop) Sakai Venice of Japan Izumisano Rinku Town City of Towels Kishiwada City of Danjiri Matsuri
Saga Karatsu City of Karatsu Kunchi Kawasoe City of Nori
Saitama Saitama Town of Bonsai Kazo City of Koinobori Kounosu, Iwatsuki Town of Dolls Town of Hina-ningyo (dolls for Girls' Dayy) Town of Gogatsu-ningyo (dolls for Children's Day)
Shiga Kōka Hometown of Ninja
Shimane Matsue City of Water Venice of Japan City of Kawara (roof tiles) Izumo City of Mythologies Gotsu (Sakuraecho) Town of Kagura (Omoto-Kagura) Hamada (Kanagi) Town of Iwami-Kagura Oda City of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Okinoshima Island of Pictures Island of Flower Town of Bullfighting
Shizuoka Atami City of Lights Naples of the Orient Fuji City of Paper Hamamatsu City of Music Oyama Hometown of Kintaro (a folk hero) Shizuoka, Okabe, Fujieda Places of Shizuoka-tea
Tochigi
Tokushima Tokushima Birthplace of Awa Dance Festival
Tokyo Flowery City Shibuya, Harajuku Town for Young People Sugamo Obaachan no Harajuku (Grandma's Harajuku) Akihabara Town for Otaku The Electric Town Katsushika-Shibamata Hometown of Tora-san (from the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo) Fuchū City of Woods Shinjuku City of the Beasts (from manga and anime series Hyper Police)
Tottori Kurayoshi City of White Walled City of Red Roof Sakaiminato City of Yōkai (from the manga series Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro)
Toyama Toyama City of Medicine
Wakayama
Yamagata Higashine City of Cherries Nanyō City of Chrysanthemum
Yamaguchi Hagi City of "Ishin" (Meiji Restoration) Yanai City of White Walled Iwakuni Taishō Romantic Town Shimonoseki City of Fuku (pufferfish) ("Fuku": Happiness) Shimonoseki (Futaoijima) Island of Mythologies Shunan Hometown of Nabezuru (wintering ground of hooded crane)
Yamanashi Hokuto (Nagasaka) Town of Oomurasaki (great purple, the national butterfly of Japan)
Cities referred to as Little Kyoto, by region In Japanese .
Tōhoku Hirosaki, Aomori Iwadeyama, Miyagi Kakunodate, Akita Morioka, Iwate Murata, Miyagi Sakata, Yamagata Tono, Iwate Yamagata, Yamagata Yuzawa, Akita
Kantō, Kōshinetsu Ashikaga, Tochigi Iida, Nagano Iiyama, Nagano Kamo, Niigata Koga, Ibaraki Ogawa, Saitama Ranzan, Saitama Sano, Tochigi Tochigi, Tochigi Yugawara, Kanagawa
Chūbu (Hokuriku, Tōkai) Gujohachiman, Gifu Inuyama, Aichi Johana, Toyama Kanazawa, Ishikawa Nishio, Aichi Obama, Fukui Takayama, Gifu
Kinki Igaueno, Mie Izushi, Hyogo Sasayama, Hyogo Tatsuno, Hyogo
Chūgoku (San'in, San'yō) Hagi, Yamaguchi Kurayoshi, Tottori Matsue, Shimane Onomichi, Hiroshima Takahashi, Okayama Takehara, Hiroshima Tsuwano, Shimane Tsuyama, Okayama Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
Shikoku Nakamura, Kōchi Ōzu, Ehime
Kyūshū Asakura, Fukuoka Chiran, Kagoshima Hita, Oita Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Imari, Saga Kitsuki, Oita Nichinan, Miyazaki Ogi, Saga
Cities referred to as Little Edo, by region In Japanese .
Kantō Atsugi, Kanagawa Katori, Chiba Kawagoe, Saitama Otaki, Chiba Tochigi, Tochigi
Tōkai Iwata, Shizuoka (Asaba, Shizuoka)
Kinki Hikone, Shiga
See also
Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References