Most Populous Prefectures in Japan

List of the 10 most populous prefectures in Japan. Tokyo is the most populated Japanese prefecture, followed by Kanagawa and Osaka.

List of the 10 most populous prefectures in Japan

The list of the 10 most populous prefectures in Japan includes the list of Japanese prefectures taking into account their population. The most populous prefecture in Japan is Tokyo followed by Kanagawa prefecture and Osaka prefecture that complete the podium of the ranking of the most populous prefectures in Japan , according to 2018 data. Japan is one of the richest countries in the world and also one of the most populous in the world . This Asian country has 47 prefectures and the 10 Japanese prefectures with the most population represent more than half of the total population of one of the most developed countries in the world .

10th Shizuoka

Opening this list of the 10 most populous prefectures in Japan is Shizuoka prefecture, accounting for 3,656,487 inhabitants, according to the 2018 estimate.

9th Fukuoka

With a population of over 5 million, this Japanese prefecture has a city of the same name, which is also one of the most populated Japanese cities.

8th Hokkaido

The largest Japanese prefecture in area also manages to be present in this top-10 regarding the Japanese population divided by population.

7th Hyogo

This prefecture is part of this ranking thanks, above all, to the city of Kobe, one of the most populated Japanese cities.

6th Chiba

With an estimated population of over 6 million, this prefecture has several medium-profile cities in terms of population.

5th Saitama

With one of the most populous cities in Japan bearing the same name, Saitama, it is the 5th most populous Japanese prefecture , being the first to surpass the 7 million threshold.

4th Aichi

Aichi Prefecture has about 7.5 million inhabitants, according to the projection for the year 2018.

3rd Osaka

Opening the podium of the most populous Japanese prefectures , we have one of the smallest prefectures in area. The city that gives its name to the Prefecture is one of the most populated in Japan.

2nd Kanagawa

With a population of just over 9 million, this prefecture has 2 of the most populous cities in Japan, such as Yokohama and Kawasaki.

1st Tokyo

The most populous prefecture in Japan is Tokyo prefecture with 13,843,403 inhabitants, with ⅔ of this population coming from the capital of the country that gives this prefecture its name.

List of the 10 most populous prefectures in Japan