(特例市) 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.
The following 39 cities have been designated Special Cities
- November 1 , 2000
- --- Hakodate , Hokkaido
- --- Morioka , Iwate
- --- Odawara , Kanagawa
- --- Yamato , Kanawaga
- --- Fukui , Fukui
- --- Kōfu , Yamanashi
- --- Matsumoto , Nagano
- --- Numazu , Shizuoka
- --- Yokkaichi , Mie
- --- Kure , Hiroshima
- April 1 , 2001
- --- Hachinohe , Aomori
- --- Yamagata , Yamagata
- --- Mito , Ibaraki
- --- Maebashi , Gunma
- --- Takasaki , Gunma
- --- Kawaguchi , Saitama
- --- Hiratsuka , Kanagawa
- --- Fuji , Shizuoka
- --- Kasugai , Aichi
- --- Ōtsu , Shiga
- --- Toyonaka , Ōsaka
- --- Suita , Ōsaka
- --- Hirakata , Ōsaka
- --- Ibaraki , Ōsaka
- --- Yao , Ōsaka
- --- Neyagawa , Ōsaka
- --- Amagasaki , Hyōgo
- --- Kurume , Fukuoka
- --- Sasebo , Nagasaki
- April 1 , 2002
- --- Tokorozawa , Saitama
- --- Atsugi , Kanagawa
- --- Ichinomiya , Aichi
- --- Kishiwada , Ōsaka
- --- Akashi , Hyōgo
- --- Kakogawa , Hyōgo
- --- Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi
- April 1 , 2003
- --- Koshigaya , Saitama
- --- Chigasaki , Kanagawa
- --- Takarazuka , Hyōgo
- April 1 , 2004
- --- Soka , Saitama
- February 13 , 2005
- --- Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi - redesignated after consolidation with towns of Kikukawa, Toyoda, Toyōra, and Toyokita
- October 1 , 2005
- --- Tottori , Tottori
The city of Hakodate , Hokkaido achieved the status of Core City in 2005.
The city of Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi achieved the status of Core City in 2005.
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