List of city nicknames in Japan

=Cities by prefecture=

=Aichi=

*Takahama
**City of Kawara（Roof tiles）
*Toyota, Nagoya
**the castle town of Toyota
*Yatomi
**City of Goldfish

=Akita=

=Aomori=

=Chiba=

=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=

*Fukuoka
**City of "Yatai"（Street Stalls）
*Yanagawa
**Venice of Japan
**City of Water
*Yame
**Place of Yame-tea
*Munakata（Okinoshima）
**Island of God

=Fukushima=

=Gifu=

*Gifu
**City of Fashion
*Ōgaki
**City of Water
*Ena（Akechi）
**Taishō Romantic Town

=Gunma=

*Maebashi
**City of Water
*Shimonita
**Town of Konnyaku

=Hiroshima=

*Fukuyama
**City of Roses（Rose City）
**City of Geta (footwear)
*Fuchū
**Home of "Oomurasaki"（"Great Purple";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

*Kushiro（Akan）
**Hometown（Wintering ground） of "Tancyo"（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=

*Takarazuka
**City of Music
*Kōbe
**City of Lights
**City of Fashion
**Town of Shoes（Nagata）
*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

=Ibaraki=

=Ishikawa=

=Iwate=

*Tono
**City of Folktales
*Hanamaki（Ohasama）
**Town of Hayachine-Kagura

=Kagawa=

*Ayagawa
**Home of Sanuki Udon
*Mitoyo
**Home of Urashima Tarō
*Takamatsu
**Home of Momotarō story
**Town of Bonsai
*Marugame
**City of Uchiwa（Japanese round 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

=Kōchi=

*Kōchi
**Birthplace of Yosakoi-Matsuri（festival）

=Kumamoto=

*Kumamoto
**City of Woods
*Nagasu
**Town of Goldfish
*Uki
**City of Dekopon

=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

=Nagano=

=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
*NiigataShirone
**City of Kite
*Sado
**Island of Flower

=Ōita=

*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
**the 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 Hinamatsuri）
**Town of "Gogatsu-ningyo"（dolls for Tango no Sekku）

=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 Silver Mine "Iwami"
*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
*Shizuoka, Okabe, Fujieda
**Places of Shizuoka-tea

=Tochigi=

=Tokushima=

*Tokushima
**Birthplace of Awa Dance Festival

Tokyo

*Shibuya, Harajuku
**Town for young people
*Sugamo
**Obaachan no Harajuku（Grandma's Harajuku）
*Akihabara
**Town for Otaku
*Katsushika-Shibamata
**Hometown of "Tora-san"（Otoko wa Tsurai yo）
*Fuchū
**City of Woods

=Tottori=

*Kurayoshi
**City of White Walled
**City of Red Roof
* Sakaiminato
**City of Yōkai（Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki）

=Toyama=

*Toyama
**City of Medicine

=Wakayama=

=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"（Fugu）（"Fuku":Happiness）
*Shimonoseki（Futaoijima）
**Island of Mythologies
*Shunan
**Hometown（Wintering ground） of "Nabezuru"（Hooded Crane）

=Yamanashi=

*Hokuto（Nagasaka）
**Town of "Oomurasaki"（"Great Purple";national butterfly of Japan）

Cities referred to as nihongo|Little Kyoto|小京都|Sho-Kyoto, sorted by region

=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,Tōkai0

*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'yō0

*Hagi, Yamaguchi
*Kurayoshi, Tottori
*Matsue, Shimane
*Onomichi, Hiroshima
*Takahashi, Okayama
*Takehara, Hiroshima
*Tsuwano, Shimane
*Tsuyama, Okayama
*Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

Shikoku

*Nakamura, Kochi
*Ōzu, Ehime

Kyūshū

*Asakura, Fukuoka
*Chiran, Kagoshima
*Hita, Oita
*Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
*Imari, Saga
*Kitsuki, Oita
*Nichinan, Miyazaki
*Ogi, Saga

Cities referred to as nihongo|Little Edo|小江戸|Ko-Edo sorted by region

=Kantō=

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

=Tōkai=

*Iwata, Shizuoka（Asaba, Shizuoka）

=Kinki=

*Hikone, Shiga