Japan

AsiaCapital: Tokyo

2026 population

122.9M

Rank #11 globally

Area

378k km²

Metros tracked

92% of population in metros

Composite score

356.1

Rank #7 globally

58 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#4	Tokyo★ Capital▲ Largest	40.3M	132.9	Global Capital
#14	Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe	18.1M	72.7	World City
#87	Nagoya	10.6M	31.9	Major Metro
#165	Fukuoka	2.6M	16.8	Regional Hub
#180	Hiroshima	2.3M	15.0	Regional Hub
#197	Sapporo	2.7M	13.7	Regional Hub
#233	Sendai	2.3M	11.7	Regional Hub
#361	Naha	1.5M	6.7	Established City
#450	Okayama	2.3M	5.2	Established City
#523	Shizuoka	1.1M	4.2	Emerging City
#549	Utsunomiya	1.0M	4.0	Emerging City
#640	Takamatsu	950K	3.1	Emerging City
#683	Toyama	1.0M	2.9	Emerging City
#705	Kagoshima	1.6M	2.7	Emerging City
#741	Kitakyushu	1.9M	2.5	Emerging City
#755	Hamamatsu	1.4M	2.4	Emerging City
#780	Niigata	789K	2.3	Emerging City
#781	Kanazawa	1.1M	2.3	Emerging City
#788	Nagasaki	543K	2.2	Emerging City
#872	Nagano	734K	1.9	Emerging City
#944	Numazu	517K	1.7	Emerging City
#962	Fukui	767K	1.6	Emerging City
#1099	Kumamoto	1.7M	1.3	Emerging City
#1153	Matsuyama	630K	1.2	Emerging City
#1267	Fukushima	427K	1.0	Emerging City
#1404	Akita	386K	0.9	Local City
#1409	Oita	1.1M	0.9	Local City
#1486	Asahikawa	416K	0.8	Local City
#1521	Sasebo	259K	0.7	Local City
#1559	Yamagata	574K	0.7	Local City
#1580	Shima	46K	0.7	Local City
#1624	Kurume	1.1M	0.6	Local City
#1650	Miyazaki	1.1M	0.6	Local City
#1744	Yamaguchi	308K	0.6	Local City
#1848	Mito	794K	0.5	Local City
#1934	Matsue	594K	0.4	Local City
#1935	Aomori	592K	0.4	Local City
#1976	Matsumoto	480K	0.4	Local City
#1980	Kofu	466K	0.4	Local City
#1985	Kōchi	458K	0.4	Local City
#2030	Hakodate	380K	0.4	Local City
#2039	Imabari	372K	0.4	Local City
#2051	Hachinohe	355K	0.4	Local City
#2070	Iwaki	333K	0.4	Local City
#2146	Tokushima	252K	0.3	Local City
#2225	Tottori	188K	0.3	Local City
#2934	Koriyama	550K	0.2	Local City
#2983	Morioka	439K	0.1	Local City
#3021	Fuji	373K	0.1	Local City
#3054	Obihiro	333K	0.1	Local City
#3112	Nagaoka	273K	0.1	Local City
#3174	Nasushiobara	226K	0.1	Local City
#3183	Ube	223K	0.1	Local City
#3189	Joetsu	218K	0.1	Local City
#3244	Shunan	193K	0.1	Local City
#3307	Kushiro	165K	0.1	Local City
#3488	Aizuwakamatsu	117K	0.0	Local City
#3489	Karatsu	117K	0.0	Local City