Various plans have been proposed for transferring national government functions from Tokyo to secondary capitals in other regions of Japan, in order to slow down rapid development in Tokyo and revitalize economically lagging areas of the country.
Der har været fremsat forskellige planer om flytte centraladministrationsfunktioner til andre byer andre steder i Japan for at dæmpe den rivende udvikling i Tokyo og revitalisere økonomisk haltende områder i landet.