List of city nicknames in Japan
# List of city nicknames in Japan

## Cities by prefecture

### Aichi

* Takahama
   * City of Kawara (roof tiles)
* Toyota, Nagoya
   * Castle Town of Toyota
* Yatomi
   * City of Goldfish

### 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)
* 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

Tested Land

* 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

### 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

### 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

### 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

### 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 Little Kyoto (小京都, Sho-Kyoto).

### 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 Little Edo (小江戸, Ko-Edo).

### Kantō

* Atsugi, Kanagawa
* Katori, Chiba
* Kawagoe, Saitama
* Otaki, Chiba
* Tochigi, Tochigi

### Tōkai

* Iwata, Shizuoka (Asaba, Shizuoka)

### Kinki

* Hikone, Shiga
