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Special Cities (特例市 Tokureishi?) of Japan are cities with populations of at least 200,000, and are delegated a subset of the functions delegated to core cities.
This category was established by the Local Autonomy Law, article 252 clause 26. They are designated by the Cabinet after a request by the city council and the prefectural assembly.
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As of 2007, 44 cities have been designated as Special Cities. The following is categorized by date of designation.
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Sōka (Saitama Prefecture)
Tottori (Tottori Prefecture)
Former special cities now core or designated cities
- Hakodate, Hokkaidō Prefecture
- Became a special city on November 1, 2000; achieved the status of Core city on October 1, 2005.
- Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Became a special city on April 1, 2001; on April 1, 2003 the city merged with the old core city of Shizuoka to form the new core city of Shizuoka; achieved the status of designated city of April 1, 2005
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Became a special city of April 1, 2002; Redesignated on February 13, 2005 when the city merged with the former towns of Kikugawa, Toyota, Toyoura, and Hōhoku to form the new city of Shimonoseki; achieved the status of Core city in 2005.
Scheduled to become a special city
Cities that have the requirements but are not yet designated
The following cities have the population of more than 200,000 people but have not yet been designated (Scheduled to become a special city are not in this list)
