Cities of Japan

Cities of Japan

Cities in Japan are one of the basic local entities of the nation.[1]

Japan's smallest sub-national jurisdictions are sometimes grouped together. The term shichoson combines suffixes which recognize the municipalities,[1] including

  • "city" (市, shi)[2]
  • "town" (町, cho)
  • "village" (村, son)

The small cities generally have populations of over 30,000.

There are three defined classes or categories of big cities.[3]

Each of the largest cities does many of the things normally done by prefectures.[3]

History

Japan's system of local governments date from 1947. Cities in Japan are local governments which are defined by the Local Autonomy Law.[1]

Administrative divisions of Japan
National
Sub-national
Local

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government," p. 1. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ↑ 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 2012-12-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government," p. 3. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  4. ↑ Jacobs, Table 1. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  5. ↑ Jacobs, Table 2. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

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