List of former towns or villages gained city status alone in Japan
The following municipalities in Japan gained city status alone.
Which means that the current cities became cities without merging with another municipality.
1991
- Sodegaura, Chiba
- Tsurugashima, Saitama
- Hidaka, Saitama
- Hannan, Osaka
- Kashiba, Nara
- Hamura, Tokyo
1992
- Yachimata, Chiba
- Maebaru, Fukuoka
1994
1996
- Yoshikawa, Saitama
- Inzai, Chiba
- Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō
- Ishikari, Hokkaidō
2001
- Shiroi, Chiba
- Rittō, Shiga
2002
- Moriya, Ibaraki
- Tomisato, Chiba
- Tomigusuku, Okinawa
2006
2010
References
- 野々市町5万人達成 11月市制施行. Hokkoku Shimbun website (in Japanese). Hokkoku Shimbun. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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