List of former towns or villages gained city status alone in Japan
The following municipalities in Japan gained city status alone.
Which means that the current cities became cities without merging with another municipality.1991
- Sodegaura, Chiba
- Tsurugashima, Saitama
- Hidaka, Saitama
- Hannan, Osaka
- Kashiba, Nara
- Hamura, Tokyo
1992
- Yachimata, Chiba
- Maebaru, Fukuoka
1994
- Nisshin, Aichi
1996
- Yoshikawa, Saitama
- Inzai, Chiba
- Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō
- Ishikari, Hokkaidō
1997
- Kyōtanabe, Kyoto
- Koga, Fukuoka
2001
- Shiroi, Chiba
- Rittō, Shiga
2002
- Moriya, Ibaraki
- Tomisato, Chiba
- Tomigusuku, Okinawa
2006
- Iwade, Wakayama
2010
- Miyoshi, Aichi
2011
- Nonoichi, Ishikawa
