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Largest Cities in Japan:
Population from 1890

1995 RANK CITY IN OTHER METRO AREA PEAK POPULATION YEAR 1980 1985 1990 1995
1 TOKYO   1965 8,349 8,354 8,164 7,968
2 YOKOHAMA TOKYO 1995 2,774 2,993 3,220 3,307
3 OSAKA   1940 2,648 2,636 2,623 2,602
4 NAGOYA   1990 2,088 2,116 2,154 2,152
5 SAPPORO   1995 1,402 1,543 1,672 1,757
6 KYOTO OSAKA 1985 1,473 1,479 1,461 1,464
7 KOBE OSAKA 1990 1,367 1,410 1,477 1,424
8 FUKUOKA   1995 1,089 1,160 1,237 1,285
9 KAWASAKI TOKYO 1995 1,041 1,089 1,174 1,203
10 HIROSHIMA   1995 889 NA 1,086 1,109
11 KITAKYUSHU   1980 1,065 1,056 1,027 1,020
12 SENDAI   1995 NA NA 918 971
13 CHIBA TOKYO 1995 NA NA 830 857
14 SAKAI OSAKA 1990 NA NA 808 803
               
1995 RANK CITY 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975
1 TOKYO 5,385 6,969 8,310 8,893 8,787 8,647
2 YOKOHAMA 951 1,144 1,375 1,789 2,279 2,622
3 OSAKA 1,956 2,547 3,012 3,156 2,980 2,779
4 NAGOYA 1,031 1,337 1,592 1,935 2,036 2,080
5 SAPPORO 314 NA 524 795 1,010 1,241
6 KYOTO 1,102 1,204 1,285 1,365 1,419 1,461
7 KOBE 765 979 1,114 1,217 1,289 1,361
8 FUKUOKA 393 NA 647 750 853 1,002
9 KAWASAKI 319 NA 633 855 973 1,015
10 HIROSHIMA 386 NA 431 504 542 853
11 KITAKYUSHU NOTE NOTE NOTE 1,042 1,042 1,058
12 SENDAI 342 NA 425 481 545 751
13 CHIBA 134 NA NA 332 482 657
14 SAKAI 214 NA 340 466 594 615
               
1995 RANK CITY 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
1 TOKYO 1,165 NA 2,186 2,173 1,995 6,779
2 YOKOHAMA NA NA 394 423 NA 968
3 OSAKA 432 NA 1,117 1,253 2,114 3,252
4 NAGOYA NA NA 378 430 NA 1,328
5 SAPPORO NA NA 70 123 NA 201
6 KYOTO NA NA 442 591 NA 1,090
7 KOBE NA NA 378 609 NA 967
8 FUKUOKA NA NA 82 NA NA 307
9 KAWASAKI NA NA NA NA NA NA
10 HIROSHIMA NA NA 143 NA NA 344
11 KITAKYUSHU NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE
12 SENDAI NA NA 98 103 NA 225
13 CHIBA NA NA NA NA NA 49
14 SAKAI NA NA 61 NA NA 120
In thousands

Note: Kitakyusha is the result of a 1963 consolidation of Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu and Yawata

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NT> 591 NA 1,090 1,102 8 Fukuoka NA NA 82 NA NA 307 393 9 Kawasaki NA NA NA NA NA NA 319 10 Hiroshima NA NA 143 NA NA 344 386 11 Kitakyushu Note Note Note Note Note Note Note 12 Sendai NA NA 98 103 NA 225 342 13 Chiba NA NA NA NA NA 49 134 14 Sakai NA NA 61 NA NA 120 214                   Note: Kitakyusha a 1963 merger of Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu and Yawata                         Calculated from Japan Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center          

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