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List of Japanese cities by population

2010-11-21T05:22:45Z

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'''[[Japan]]''' has many major [[Cities of Japan|cities]]. Many of these cities are crowded into a relatively small area of land along the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast of [[Honshū]], between [[Tokyo|Tōkyō]] and [[Kobe|Kōbe]]. This heavily urbanized strip is known as the [[Taiheiyō Belt|Tōkaidō Megalopolis]]. It is named for the [[Tōkaidō (road)|historic highway]] that connected the cities of Tōkyō and [[Kyoto|Kyōto]], which has now been replaced by [[Expressways of Japan|expressways]] and the high-speed [[Shinkansen]] railway.

==Methods==
In Japan, there are two common methods to count population. One is the {{nihongo|Estimated Population|[[:ja:推計人口|推計人口]]}} and another is the {{nihongo|Registered Population|[[:ja:登録人口|登録人口]]}}.

The Estimated Population is based on the {{nihongo|Legal Population|[[:ja:法定人口|法定人口]]}}, which itself is based on the national [[census]]. The Estimated Population counts births, deaths, and changes of residences each month from the Legal Population. Since the census information is collected from the actual residents, the Legal Population and the Estimated Population are relatively reliable figures.

The Registered Population is population registered on a ''[[jūminhyō]]'' (residential registration card) or an alien registration. Since a registered person may or may not actually reside at the listed place of residence, the figure does ''not'' show the real population. However, since [[Municipalities of Japan|municipal governments]] tax registered residents rather than actual residents, the figure is useful for such purposes.

==List==
Because of the reasons above, this list uses the Estimated Population rather than the Registered Population. Each figure is from the corresponding municipal official websites. When a municipal website does not show the Estimated Population, the figure from the corresponding [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] official website is used instead. If neither shows the Estimated Population (which is the case of the three cities of [[Hokkaidō]]), the Registered Population without foreigners is written in brackets. For a comparison, the Registered Population of the last day of September, 2005, is written under the Legal Population.

The Estimated Population is written in red if it is smaller than the Legal Population.

The list includes the 23 [[special wards of Tokyo]] as a single city. It also includes each special ward in ''italics''.

:Abbreviations:
:'''Est. Pop.''': Estimated Population, as of May 1, 2008.
:'''Legal Pop.''': Legal Population, as of October 1, 2005.
:'''Pref. capital''': [[Prefectural capital]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Source
!Prefecture
!City
!Est. Pop.
!Legal Pop.
!Status
!Pref. capital
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.jp/jsuikei/js-index.htm |title=東京都の人口推計トップページ |publisher=Toukei.metro.tokyo.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Tokyo[[Tokyo|Tōkyō]]
| [[Tokyo]]
| style="text-align: right;"|8,717,529
| style="text-align: right;"|8,483,050
| Group of [[Special wards of Tokyo|special wards]]
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/stat/index.html |title=横浜市統計ポータルサイトインデックス |publisher=City.yokohama.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
| [[Yokohama]]
| style="text-align: right;"|3,643,641
| style="text-align: right;"|3,579,133
| [[City designated by government ordinance|Government ordinance city]]
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.osaka.jp/keikakuchousei/toukei/B000/Ba00/Ba00.html</ref>
| [[Osaka Prefecture|OsakaŌsaka]]
| [[Osaka|OsakaŌsaka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|2,649,601
| style="text-align: right;"|2,628,776
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.nagoya.jp/shisei/toukei/web/jinkou/ |title=名古屋市:名古屋市の人口（名古屋市政） |publisher=City.nagoya.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]
| [[Nagoya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|2,243,564
| style="text-align: right;"|2,215,031
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.sapporo.jp/toukei/jinko/jinko.html |title=札幌市 - さっぽろ統計情報 - 人口統計 |publisher=City.sapporo.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Hokkaidō]]
| [[Sapporo]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,896,704
| style="text-align: right;"|1,880,875
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/06/013/toukei/contents/suikeijinkou.html</ref>
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
| Kobe[[Kobe|Kōbe]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,532,305
| style="text-align: right;"|1,525,389
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kyoto.jp/sogo/toukei/Population/Estimate/index.html |title=情報統計担当（京都市の統計情報）／人口統計／推計人口 |publisher=City.kyoto.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyōto]]
| [[Kyoto|Kyōto]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|1,468,065
| style="text-align: right;"|1,474,764
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/soki/tokeichosa/shisei/toukei/jinkou/jinnkousokuhou.html |title=福岡市福岡市人口速報（推計人口） |publisher=City.fukuoka.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,434,650
| style="text-align: right;"|1,400,621
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/20/20tokei/home/suikei/jinko.htm |title=川崎市の世帯数・人口（メニューページ） |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=City.kawasaki.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,385,003
| style="text-align: right;"|1,327,009
| Government ordinance city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/A01/BP00/03.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,197,471
| style="text-align: right;"|1,176,269
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/kikaku/joho/toukei/06_sui/sui-ind.html |title=広島市ホームページリニューアルのお知らせ |publisher=City.hiroshima.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]]
| [[Hiroshima]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,164,885
| style="text-align: right;"|1,154,595
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.sendai.jp/kikaku/seisaku/toukei/jinkou/graph1.html |title=現在の推計人口 |publisher=City.sendai.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]
| [[Sendai]]
| style="text-align: right;"|1,029,576
| style="text-align: right;"|1,024,947
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/pcp_portal/PortalServlet?DISPLAY_ID=DIRECT&NEXT_DISPLAY_ID=U000004&CONTENTS_ID=13966 |title=北九州市 |publisher=City.kitakyushu.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Fukuoka
| [[Kitakyūshū]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|985,046
| style="text-align: right;"|993,483
| Government ordinance city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.chiba.jp/kikakuchosei/tokei/contents/jinkou/jinkou.html</ref>
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]
| [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]
| style="text-align: right;"|943,568
| style="text-align: right;"|924,353
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%"|''1''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|860,808
| style="text-align: right;"|841,399
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.sakai.osaka.jp/city/info/_chosa/index.html |title=堺市ホームページ |publisher=City.sakai.osaka.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Sakai, Osaka|Sakai]]
| style="text-align: right;"|835,202
| style="text-align: right;"|831,111
| Government ordinance city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="niigata1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/tokei/1194797750548.html |title=新潟県：新潟県人口移動調査（推計人口および人口移動） |publisher=Pref.niigata.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]
| [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|811,613
| style="text-align: right;"|813,847
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/tokei/]
| [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
| [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu]]
| style="text-align: right;"|811,553
| style="text-align: right;"|804,067
| Government ordinance city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.shizuoka.jp/deps/soumu/tokei_hp-jinkou_jyuki_j-data_m.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Shizuoka
| [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|709,888
| style="text-align: right;"|713,716
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="kanagawa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/tokei/tokei/204/jinko.html |title=神奈川県の人口と世帯 : 神奈川県 |publisher=Pref.kanagawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Sagamihara, Kanagawa|Sagamihara]]
| style="text-align: right;"|707,976
| style="text-align: right;"|701,568
| Government ordinance city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''2''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|707,691
| style="text-align: right;"|692,225
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.okayama.jp/soshiki/detail.html?lif_id=13910 |title=岡山県ホームページ - 岡山県毎月流動人口調査（市町村別人口） |publisher=Pref.okayama.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]]
| [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]]
| style="text-align: right;"|700,646
| style="text-align: right;"|696,172
| Government ordinance city
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''3''
| TokyoTōkyō
| Ota''[[Ōta, Tokyo|Ōta]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|678,684
| style="text-align: right;"|665,370
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/statistics/jinko/jinko/geppo.htm ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]]
| [[Kumamoto, Kumamoto|Kumamoto]]
| style="text-align: right;"|670,014
| style="text-align: right;"|669,541
| [[Core city]]
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''4''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Edogawa, Tokyo|Edogawa]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|665,401
| style="text-align: right;"|653,882
| Special ward
| N/A
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''5''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Adachi, Tokyo|Adachi]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|634,184
| style="text-align: right;"|624,548
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/_1010/shimin/7siseijouhou/7-15tokei.html |title=鹿児島市ホームページ｜統計情報 |publisher=City.kagoshima.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]]
| [[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|604,268
| style="text-align: right;"|604,387
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.funabashi.chiba.jp/johoseisaku/toukei/jinko/index-all/index-0zyouzyuu.htm |title=船橋市の人口について |publisher=City.funabashi.chiba.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Chiba
| [[Funabashi, Chiba|Funabashi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|589,307
| style="text-align: right;"|569,829
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| TokyoTōkyō
| [[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]]
| style="text-align: right;"|569,991
| style="text-align: right;"|560,048
|
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''6''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Suginami, Tokyo|Suginami]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|539,517
| style="text-align: right;"|528,180
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/toukei/index.html |title=姫路市統計情報 |publisher=City.himeji.hyogo.jp |date=2010-04-21 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|535,756
| style="text-align: right;"|536,234
| Core city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''7''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Itabashi, Tokyo|Itabashi]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|531,906
| style="text-align: right;"|522,710
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.ehime.jp/toukeibox/datapage/suikeijinkou/saishin/suikeijinkou-p01.htm |title=県推計人口 |publisher=Pref.ehime.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]]
| [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|514,771
| style="text-align: right;"|514,944
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.osaka.jp/toukei/jinkou/index.html |title=大阪府／大阪の毎月推計人口 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Pref.osaka.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Higashiōsaka, Osaka|Higashiōsaka]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|508,255
| style="text-align: right;"|513,744
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.city.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp/DataBank/main_3.htm |title=宇都宮市統計データバンク |publisher=.city.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]
| [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|508,114
| style="text-align: right;"|502,279
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1">[http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/A01/BP00/index.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Saitama
| [[Kawaguchi, Saitama|Kawaguchi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|495,250
| style="text-align: right;"|479,986
| [[Special cities of Japan|Special city]]
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp/cgi-bin/odb-get.exe?WIT_template=AC020000&WIT_oid=icityv2::Contents::6025 ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Chiba
| [[Matsudo, Chiba|Matsudo]]
| style="text-align: right;"|479,888
| style="text-align: right;"|472,504
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage/siryo/toukei/index.html</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Nishinomiya, Hyōgo|Nishinomiya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|477,844
| style="text-align: right;"|465,338
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.okayama.jp/soshiki/kakuka.html?sec_sec1=15 |title=岡山県ホームページ - 統計調査課 |publisher=Pref.okayama.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Okayama
| [[Kurashiki, Okayama|Kurashiki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|471,876
| style="text-align: right;"|469,372
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.ichikawa.lg.jp/gen01/1111000010.html |title=市川市｜町丁別人口（市川市常住人口） |publisher=City.ichikawa.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Chiba
| [[Ichikawa, Chiba|Ichikawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|471,861
| style="text-align: right;"|466,408
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.oita.jp/10800/]
| Oita[[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]]
| Oita[[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]]
| style="text-align: right;"|467,617
| style="text-align: right;"|462,322
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/]
| Hyōgo
| [[Amagasaki, Hyōgo|Amagasaki]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|460,956
| style="text-align: right;"|462,484
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="hiroshima1">{{cite web|url=http://db1.pref.hiroshima.jp/data/geppou/jinkou/saisin/jinkou_main.htm |title=人口移動統計調査月報 |publisher=Db1.pref.hiroshima.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hiroshima
| [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima|Fukuyama]]
| style="text-align: right;"|460,292
| style="text-align: right;"|459,015
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp/11018/index.jsp |title=金沢市統計データ集 |publisher=.city.kanazawa.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]
| [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|455,952
| style="text-align: right;"|454,607
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/aramasi/index.html</ref>
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]
| [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|446,551
| style="text-align: right;"|455,131
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''8''
| TokyoTōkyō
| Koto''[[Kōtō, Tokyo|Kōtō]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|444,160
| style="text-align: right;" |420,831
| Special ward
| N/A
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''9''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Katsushika, Tokyo|Katsushika]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|429,750
| style="text-align: right;"|424,801
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/data/toukei/suikei/1999/now.html |title=横須賀市推計人口 |publisher=City.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa|Yokosuka]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|422,572
| style="text-align: right;"|426,162
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/toukei/]
| Aichi
| [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]
| style="text-align: right;"|421,820
| style="text-align: right;"|412,131
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.toyama.jp/sections/1015/lib/jinko/index.html |title=人口移動調査 |publisher=Pref.toyama.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]
| [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|420,584
| style="text-align: right;"|421,156
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/973.html |title=【統計】高松市の人口：高松市 |publisher=City.takamatsu.kagawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]]
| [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|417,671
| style="text-align: right;"|417,986
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| TokyoTōkyō
| [[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]]
| style="text-align: right;"|415,325
| style="text-align: right;"|404,798
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/pref/s11111/data/jinko/jinko.htm |title=岐阜県統計課（岐阜県の人口・世帯数調査結果） |publisher=Pref.gifu.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]]
| [[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|411,753
| style="text-align: right;"|413,356
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Hirakata, Osaka|Hirakata]]
| style="text-align: right;"|406,189
| style="text-align: right;"|404,004
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.fujisawa.kanagawa.jp/bunsho/data01175.shtml |title=藤沢市｜藤沢市の人口と世帯数 |publisher=City.fujisawa.kanagawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|404,239
| style="text-align: right;"|395,997
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kashiwa.lg.jp/about_kashiwa/datakw/jinko/jinko_03.htm |title=柏市役所毎月常住人口調査柏市結果表 |publisher=City.kashiwa.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Chiba
| [[Kashiwa, Chiba|Kashiwa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|391,210
| style="text-align: right;"|381,016
|Core City
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|388,043
| style="text-align: right;"|386,633
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="nagano1">{{cite web|url=http://www3.pref.nagano.jp/toukei1/jinkou/jinkou.htm |title=毎月人口異動調査結果（平成22年2月1日現在） |publisher=.pref.nagano.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]
| [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|377,328
| style="text-align: right;"|378,495
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/toukei/]
| Aichi
| [[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|376,716
| style="text-align: right;"|372,471
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/toukei/]
| Aichi
| [[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|376,586
| style="text-align: right;"|371,446
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/toukei/]
| Aichi
| [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|372,089
| style="text-align: right;"|363,811
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.wakayama.wakayama.jp/menu_4/data/jinkousetai.html |title=国勢調査基準人口世帯数 |publisher=City.wakayama.wakayama.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]
| [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|371,504
| style="text-align: right;"|375,718
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/contents/org/honbu/toukei/jinko-setai/index.html |title=宮崎県：宮崎県の推計人口と世帯数（平成22年4月1日現在） |publisher=Pref.miyazaki.lg.jp |date=2005-08-27 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]]
| [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|368,984
| style="text-align: right;"|366,867
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro/toukei/group/jinkou/jinkou.htm ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]]
| [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|366,863
| style="text-align: right;"|370,106
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''10''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|358,312
| style="text-align: right;"|346,361
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://210.148.92.65/index.htm |title=旭川市公式ホームページ |publisher=210.148.92.65 |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hokkaidō
| [[Asahikawa, Hokkaidō|Asahikawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"| 356,318- （356,318）{{smn}}
| style="text-align: right;"|354,988 （360,118）
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Suita, Osaka|Suita]]
| style="text-align: right;"|354,864
| style="text-align: right;"|353,853
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|354,257
| style="text-align: right;"|351,803
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.iwaki.fukushima.jp/cgi-bin/odb-get.exe?WIT_template=AC010000&WIT_oid=icityv2::CommonGenre::2077&m=1&d=</ref>
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]
| [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|348,403
| style="text-align: right;"|354,403
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/deeps/01/0109/tokei/tokeiindex.htm ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Kochi[[Kochi Prefecture|Kōchi]]
| Kochi[[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|345,418
| style="text-align: right;"|348,909
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toukei.pref.gunma.jp/toukei/sokuhou_main.shtml |title=統計速報：群馬県統計情報提供システム |publisher=Toukei.pref.gunma.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]
| [[Takasaki, Gunma|Takasaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|342,046
| style="text-align: right;"|339,860
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|338,896
| style="text-align: right;"|336,081
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.koriyama.fukushima.jp/icity/browser?ActionCode=content&ContentID=1111625240277&SiteID=0 ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Fukushima
| Koriyama[[Kōriyama, Fukushima|Kōriyama]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|338,712
| style="text-align: right;"|338,830
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]]
| style="text-align: right;"|336,625
| style="text-align: right;"|333,765
| Core city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''11''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Kita, Tokyo|Kita]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|333,575
| style="text-align: right;"|330,378
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.shiga.jp/data/population/renew/#jinko1 |title=滋賀県の人口と世帯数／滋賀県 |publisher=Pref.shiga.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]]
| Otsu[[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]]
| style="text-align: right;"|330,044
| style="text-align: right;"|323,713
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.akita.akita.jp/city/pl/mn/statistics/nobiyuku/2jinko/default.htm |title=秋田市 - 人口・世帯 |publisher=City.akita.akita.jp |date=2010-01-04 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]]
| [[Akita, Akita|Akita]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|327,651
| style="text-align: right;"|333,047
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|319,435
| style="text-align: right;"|315,782
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://toukei.pref.gunma.jp/]
| Gunma
| [[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|317,167
| style="text-align: right;"|318,653
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''12''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|314,765
| style="text-align: right;"|310,210
| Special ward
| N/A
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''13''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|314,262
| style="text-align: right;"|302,287
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/toukeika/estimates/estimates_suikei.html |title=沖縄県の推計人口 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Pref.okinawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Okinawa]]
| [[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]]
| style="text-align: right;"|313,436
| style="text-align: right;"|312,308
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.mie.jp/DATABOX/ |title=三重の統計みえDataBox/ホーム |publisher=Pref.mie.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]
| [[Yokkaichi, Mie|Yokkaichi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|306,374
| style="text-align: right;"|303,851
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/dataweb/search-1-1004-1507.html |title=ふくおかデータウェブ人口移動調査第１表平成20年（2008） |publisher=Pref.fukuoka.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Fukuoka
| [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|304,683
| style="text-align: right;"|306,439
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="aomori1">http://www6.pref.aomori.lg.jp/tokei/document_view.php?sheet_no=2283</ref>
| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]]
| [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|300,000
| style="text-align: right;"|311,307
| Core city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.pref.aichi.jp/toukei/]
| Aichi
| [[Kasugai, Aichi|Kasugai]]
| style="text-align: right;"|300,399
| style="text-align: right;"|295,795
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.pref.iwate.jp/webdb/view/outside/s14Tokei/top.html |title=岩手の統計情報 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=.pref.iwate.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]]
| [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|298,959
| style="text-align: right;"|300,740
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.akashi.hyogo.jp/soumu/j_kanri_ka/i_toukei/jinkou_index.html |title=明石市ホームページ - こんなとこ明石/統計情報（人口と統計） |publisher=City.akashi.hyogo.jp |date=2009-10-05 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Akashi, Hyōgo|Akashi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|292,228
| style="text-align: right;"|291,033
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/annai/kotsu-shisei/toukei/suikei-jinko/index.html |title=福島県福島市ホームページ福島市のご案内交通・市勢統計情報推計人口 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=City.fukushima.fukushima.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Fukushima
| [[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|288,602
| style="text-align: right;"|290,867
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.hakodate.hokkaido.jp/toukei/jinnkou/index.htm ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Hokkaidō
| [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]]
| style="text-align: right;"| 288,155- （288,155）{{smn}}
| style="text-align: right;"|294,212 （297,280）
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
| Mie
| [[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|287,849
| style="text-align: right;"|288,876
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a12500/jinko/jinko.html |title=山口県/統計分析課/人口・人口移動統計調査（平成22年4月1日現在） |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp |date=2010-04-23 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]
| [[Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi|Shimonoseki]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|284,981
| style="text-align: right;"|290,693
| Core city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="niigata1"/>
| Niigata
| [[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|280,292
| style="text-align: right;"|283,234
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.pref.chiba.jp/syozoku/b_toukei/joujuujinkou/saishin.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Chiba
| [[Ichihara, Chiba|Ichihara]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|279,478
| style="text-align: right;"|280,241
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|272,163
| style="text-align: right;"|273,474
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Ibaraki, Osaka|Ibaraki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|272,153
| style="text-align: right;"|267,976
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''14''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Meguro, Tokyo|Meguro]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|268,839
| style="text-align: right;"|264,158
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://toukei.pref.fukui.jp]
| [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]
| [[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|268,210
| style="text-align: right;"|269,147
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|author=加古川市 |url=http://www.city.kakogawa.hyogo.jp/index.cfm/9,5957,81,341,html |title=推計人口 - 加古川市 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=City.kakogawa.hyogo.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Kakogawa, Hyōgo|Kakogawa]]
| style="text-align: right;"|267,455
| style="text-align: right;"|267,103
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/jyoho_suisin/gaiyo19.html |title=徳島市：人口・世帯数 |publisher=City.tokushima.tokushima.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]
| [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|265,248
| style="text-align: right;"|267,845
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="ibaraki1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/tokei/betu/jinko/getsu/index.htm |title=茨城県の人口と世帯（推計） |publisher=Pref.ibaraki.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]]
| [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]
| style="text-align: right;"|263,299
| style="text-align: right;"|262,532
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/toukei/jinkou.excel_m.htm |title=神奈川県平塚市｜行政｜人口と世帯・町丁別人口と世帯（推計人口による） |publisher=City.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa|Hiratsuka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|260,241
| style="text-align: right;"|259,017
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''15''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Toshima, Tokyo|Toshima]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|258,574
| style="text-align: right;"|250,153
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/view.php?g=210100&s=2101000021&n=1</ref>
| [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]
| [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|254,724
| style="text-align: right;"|255,959
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://www.city.sasebo.nagasaki.jp/]
| Nagasaki
| [[Sasebo, Nagasaki|Sasebo]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|253,874
| style="text-align: right;"|258,324
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| TokyoTōkyō
| [[Fuchū, Tokyo|Fuchū]]
| style="text-align: right;"|250,745
| style="text-align: right;"|245,626
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="hiroshima1"/>
| Hiroshima
| [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|245,188
| style="text-align: right;"|251,009
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''16''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Sumida, Tokyo|Sumida]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|240,939
| style="text-align: right;"|230,996
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="aomori1"/>
| Aomori
| [[Hachinohe, Aomori|Hachinohe]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|240,178
| style="text-align: right;"|244,678
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/toukei/php3/houkokusyo/hou_nen.php3?nendo_number=2001&sessionid=433b3c79b753e |title=佐賀県：このページは移動しました(さが統計情報館) |publisher=Pref.saga.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]]
| [[Saga, Saga|Saga]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|239,003
| style="text-align: right;"|241,370
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Neyagawa, Osaka|Neyagawa]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|238,822
| style="text-align: right;"|241,825
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| Soka[[Sōka, Saitama|Sōka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|238,626
| style="text-align: right;"|236,268
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="shizuoka1">{{cite web|url=http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/tokei/index.asp |title=静岡県/統計センターしずおかトップページ |publisher=Toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Shizuoka
| [[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji]]
| style="text-align: right;"|237,184
| style="text-align: right;"|236,493
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Kasukabe, Saitama|Kasukabe]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|236,601
| style="text-align: right;"|238,499
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/newsection/gyousou/toukei/jinkou.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Chigasaki, Kanagawa|Chigasaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|231,703
| style="text-align: right;"|228,430
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="nagano1"/>
| Nagano
| [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|227,042
| style="text-align: right;"|227,579
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www2.city.atsugi.kanagawa.jp/shoukai/toukei/jinkou/index.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Atsugi, Kanagawa|Atsugi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|225,732
| style="text-align: right;"|222,349
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yamato.lg.jp/web/soumu/soumu0003.html |title=大和市/大和市の統計データ |publisher=City.yamato.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kanagawa
| [[Yamato, Kanagawa|Yamato]]
| style="text-align: right;"|223,605
| style="text-align: right;"|221,218
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/?PTN=LV3&LV2=12&LV3=66&LV4=0&regid=181</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|222,713
| style="text-align: right;"|219,853
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Ageo, Saitama|Ageo]]
| style="text-align: right;"|222,698
| style="text-align: right;"|220,223
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| TokyoTōkyō
| [[Chōfu, Tokyo|Chōfu]]
| style="text-align: right;"|221,120
| style="text-align: right;"|216,146
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://toukei.pref.gunma.jp/]
| Gunma
| Ota[[Ōta, Gunma|Ōta]]
| style="text-align: right;"|214,282
| style="text-align: right;"|213,300
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''17''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|209,682
| style="text-align: right;"|185,649
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="ibaraki1"/>
| Ibaraki
| [[Tsukuba, Ibaraki|Tsukuba]]
| style="text-align: right;"|206,679
| style="text-align: right;"|200,546
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="shizuoka1"/>
| Shizuoka
| [[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|206,137
| style="text-align: right;"|208,001
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="niigata1"/>
| Niigata
| [[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|205,333
| style="text-align: right;"|208,083
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''18''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|204,959
| style="text-align: right;"|203,129
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="saitama1"/>
| Saitama
| [[Kumagaya, Saitama|Kumagaya]]
| style="text-align: right;"|204,905
| style="text-align: right;"|204,676
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[http://toukei.pref.gunma.jp/]
| Gunma
| [[Isesaki, Gunma|Isesaki]]
| style="text-align: right;"|204,343
| style="text-align: right;"|202,442
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="osaka1"/>
| OsakaŌsaka
| [[Kishiwada, Osaka|Kishiwada]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|200,058
| style="text-align: right;"|200,984
| Special city
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|author=鳥取県庁広報課 |url=http://www.pref.tottori.lg.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=9974 |title=鳥取県人口移動調査/統計課/とりネット/鳥取県公式サイト |publisher=Pref.tottori.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]
| [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|199,319
| style="text-align: right;"|201,727
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>[http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/toukei/HP/y_pop.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
| [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]]
| Kofu[[Kōfu, Yamanashi|Kōfu]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|198,757
| style="text-align: right;"|200,097
| Special city
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="kanagawa1"/>
| Kanagawa
| [[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]]
| style="text-align: right;"|198,717
| style="text-align: right;"|198,722
| Special city
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''20''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Arakawa, Tokyo|Arakawa]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|198,342
| style="text-align: right;"|191,145
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
| Mie
| [[Suzuka, Mie|Suzuka]]
| style="text-align: right;"|197,474
| style="text-align: right;"|193,112
|
| {{no}}
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''19''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Bunkyō, Tokyo|Bunkyō]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|197,414
| style="text-align: right;"|189,589
| Special ward
| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="ibaraki1"/>
| Ibaraki
| [[Hitachi, Ibaraki|Hitachi]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|195,068
| style="text-align: right;"|199,203
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>http://www.toukeika.pref.shimane.jp/subfiles/monthly/003/000/NEW03.htm</ref>
| [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]]
| [[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]]
| style="text-align: right; color: red;"|195,008
| style="text-align: right;"|196,603
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.pref.hyogo.jp/pref/cate4_601.html |title=兵庫県/ 推計人口・面積 |publisher=Web.pref.hyogo.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hyōgo
| [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]]
| style="text-align: right;"|194,705
| style="text-align: right;"|192,248
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| TokyoTōkyō
| [[Nishitōkyō, Tokyo|Nishitōkyō]]
| style="text-align: right;"|193,941
| style="text-align: right;"|189,749
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yamaguchi.lg.jp/dannai/soshiki/soumu/jyoukan/tokei/suikei.htm |title=推計人口 |publisher=City.yamaguchi.lg.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Yamaguchi
| [[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]]
| style="text-align: right;"|191,714
| style="text-align: right;"|191,682
|
| {{yes}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/monthly/suikeijinkou/suikeitop.html |title=京都府統計データ・京都府推計人口 |publisher=Pref.kyoto.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Kyoto
| [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]]
| style="text-align: right;"|191,311
| style="text-align: right;"|189,589
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kushiro.hokkaido.jp/icity/browser?ActionCode=genlist&GenreID=1141386119012 |title=パラメタエラー |publisher=City.kushiro.hokkaido.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
| Hokkaidō
| [[Kushiro, Hokkaidō|Kushiro]]
| style="text-align: right;"| 189,413- （189,413）{{smn}}
| style="text-align: right;"|198,243 （195,039）
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="hiroshima1"/>
| Hiroshima
| [[Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima|Higashihiroshima]]
| style="text-align: right;"|187,056
| style="text-align: right;"|184,423
|
| {{no}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="tokyo1"/>
| Tokyo
| [[Kodaira, Tokyo|Kodaira]]
| style="text-align: right;"|186,253
| style="text-align: right;"|183,796
|
| {{no}}
|-
| || || || || || ||
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''21''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Taitō, Tokyo|Taitō]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|170,384
| style="text-align: right;"|165,193
| Special ward
| N/A
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''22''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|110,807
| style="text-align: right;"|98,135
| Special ward
| N/A
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="text-align: center;"|''23''
| TokyoTōkyō
| ''[[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]]''
| style="text-align: right;"|44,574
| style="text-align: right;"|41,721
| Special ward
| N/A
|}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Tokyo odaiba.jpg|1 - {{flag|Tōkyō}}
File:Minato Mirai 21 Mid View.JPG|2 - [[File:Flag of Yokohama, Japan.svg|border|22px]] [[Yokohama]]
File:OsakaFromOsakaCastleM0742.jpg|3 - [[File:Flag of Osaka City.png|border|22px]] [[Osaka|Ōsaka]]
File:Japan 040.jpg|4 - [[File:Flag of Nagoya.svg|border|22px]] [[Nagoya]]
File:Sapporo1.jpg|5 - [[Sapporo]]
File:Port of Kobe02s4100.jpg|6 - [[File:Flag of Kobe.svg|border|22px]] [[Kobe|Kōbe]]
File:Kioto - kawaramachi.jpg|7 - [[File:Flag of Kyoto City.png|border|22px]] [[Kyoto|Kyōto]]
File:Nakasu.JPG|8 - [[File:Flag of Fukuoka City.svg|border|22px]] [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
File:Kawasaki Station East Exit 2.jpg|9 - [[File:Flag of Kawasaki.svg|border|22px]] [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]]
File:Sintosincore.jpg|10 - [[File:Flag of Saitama, Saitama.png|border|22px]] [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
File:HiroshimaNight.jpg|11 - [[File:Flag of Hiroshima City.png|border|22px]] [[Hiroshima]]
File:Downtown Buildings Sendai 01.JPG|12 - [[File:Flag of Sendai, Miyagi.svg|border|22px]] [[Sendai]]
File:Wakato Bridge KitaKyushu Japan.jpg|13 - [[File:Flag of Kitakyushu.png|border|22px]] [[Kitakyūshū]]
File:Chiba_monorail_train.jpg|14 - [[File:Flag of Chiba, Chiba.png|border|22px]] [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]
File:Senboku New-Town001.JPG|15 - [[File:Flag of Sakai, Osaka.png|border|22px]] [[Sakai, Osaka|Sakai]]
File:Niigata002.PNG|16 - [[File:Flag of Niigata, Niigata.png|border|22px]] [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
</gallery></center>

== List as of 1889 ==
This is the list of Japanese municipalities by population, as of December 31, 1889. The list includes all the cities, as well as other municipalities with more population than Kurume, the least populous city at the time.

:Source: Japanese Wikipedia article of [http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%B8%82%E5%88%B6&oldid=16976270 市制] (City system), retrieved on July 4, 2008.

*Japanese national population is as of December 31, 1888. <ref>http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/02-04.xls</ref>
*Municipal statuses, names, and populations are as of December 31, 1889.
*Prefectural capital statuses are as of 2008.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!　!!Prefecture!!Municipality!!Pop.!!Status!!Pref. capital
|-
|　||colspan=2|''Japan''|| style="text-align:right;"|39,626,600 || ||
|-
|align="right"|1||[[Tokyo]]||[[Tokyo City|Tokyo]]|| style="text-align:right;"|1,389,684 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|2||[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]||[[Osaka]]|| style="text-align:right;"|476,271 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|3||[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]||[[Kyoto]]|| style="text-align:right;"|279,792 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|4||[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]||[[Nagoya]]|| style="text-align:right;"|162,767 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|5||[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]||[[Kobe]]|| style="text-align:right;"|135,639 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|6||[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]||[[Yokohama]]|| style="text-align:right;"|121,985 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|7||[[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]||[[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]]|| style="text-align:right;"|94,257 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|8||[[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]||[[Sendai, Miyagi|Sendai]]|| style="text-align:right;"|90,231 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|9||[[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]]||[[Hiroshima]]|| style="text-align:right;"|88,820 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|10||[[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]||[[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]]|| style="text-align:right;"|61,107 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|11||[[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]||[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]|| style="text-align:right;"|58,159 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|12||[[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]]||[[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]]|| style="text-align:right;"|57,465 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|13||[[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]||[[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]]|| style="text-align:right;"|56,713 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|14||[[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]||[[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]]|| style="text-align:right;"|55,063 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|15||[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]||[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]|| style="text-align:right;"|53,014 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|16||[[Hokkaidō]]||[[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]]|| style="text-align:right;"|52,909 ||Ward||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|17||[[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]]||[[Kumamoto, Kumamoto|Kumamoto]]|| style="text-align:right;"|52,833 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|18||[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]]||[[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]]|| style="text-align:right;"|48,333 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|19||[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]||[[Sakai, Osaka|Sakai]]|| style="text-align:right;"|48,165 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|20||[[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]||[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]|| style="text-align:right;"|46,353 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|21||[[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]||[[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui]]|| style="text-align:right;"|40,849 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|　||[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]||[[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]]|| style="text-align:right;"|40,212 ||Unofficial area||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|22||[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]||[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]]|| style="text-align:right;"|37,664 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|23||[[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]]||[[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]]|| style="text-align:right;"|35,934 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|24||[[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]]||[[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]]|| style="text-align:right;"|32,738 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|25||[[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]]||[[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]]|| style="text-align:right;"|32,241 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|　||[[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]]||[[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]]|| style="text-align:right;"|32,081 ||Unofficial area||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|26||[[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]]||[[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]]|| style="text-align:right;"|31,153 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|27||[[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]]||[[Kōfu, Yamanashi|Kōfu]]|| style="text-align:right;"|31,135 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|28||[[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]||[[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]]|| style="text-align:right;"|30,698 ||Town||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|29||[[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]]||[[Hirosaki, Aomori|Hirosaki]]|| style="text-align:right;"|30,487 ||City||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|30||[[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]]||[[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,941 ||Town||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|31||[[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]||[[Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi|Akamaseki]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,919 ||City||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|32||[[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]||[[Yonezawa, Yamagata|Yonezawa]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,591 ||City||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|33||[[Akita Prefecture|Akita]]||[[Akita, Akita|Akita]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,568 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|34||[[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]||[[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,319 ||Town||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|35||[[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]||[[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]]|| style="text-align:right;"|29,019 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|36||[[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]||[[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]|| style="text-align:right;"|28,980 ||Town||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|37||[[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]||[[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka]]|| style="text-align:right;"|28,928 ||City||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|38||[[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]||[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]|| style="text-align:right;"|28,396 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|39||[[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]||[[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]]|| style="text-align:right;"|28,156 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|40||[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]||[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]]|| style="text-align:right;"|28,115 ||Town||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|41||[[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]||[[Ise, Mie|Ujiyamada]]|| style="text-align:right;"|27,365 ||Town||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|42||[[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]]||[[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]]|| style="text-align:right;"|27,089 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|43||[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]||[[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]]|| style="text-align:right;"|27,055 ||City||{{no}}
|-
|align="right"|44||[[Saga Prefecture|Saga]]||[[Saga, Saga|Saga]]|| style="text-align:right;"|26,401 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|　||[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]||[[Shuri, Japan|Shuri]]|| style="text-align:right;"|26,205 ||Unofficial area||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|45||[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]||[[Chūō-ku, Osaka|Nanba]]|| style="text-align:right;"|25,617 ||Village||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|46||[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]]||[[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]|| style="text-align:right;"|25,591 ||City||{{yes}}
|-
|align="right"|47||[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]||[[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]]|| style="text-align:right;"|24,859 ||City||{{no}}
|}
*These municipalities changed their names:
**Akamaseki, now a part of Shimonoseki.
**Ujiyamada, now a part of Ise.
**Shuri, now a part of Naha.
**Nanba, now a part of Chūō Ward, Osaka.
*Naha, Takamatsu, and Shuri were unofficial place names given to the groups of smaller towns or villages.

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==See also==
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Japan by population]]
* [[Urban Employment Area]]
* [[List of cities by population]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas by population]]

{{Metropolitan cities of Japan}}

[[Category:Lists of cities by demography|Japan, population]]
[[Category:Lists of cities in Japan|Population]]

[[es:Anexo:Ciudades japonesas por población]]
[[ja:日本の市の人口順位]]
[[th:รายชื่อเมืองในญี่ปุ่นเรียงตามจำนวนประชากร]]
[[zh:日本城市人口排名]]

List of capitals in Japan

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A '''prefectural capital''' is a city where a [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural government]] and assembly is located.

==Japan==
In [[Japan]], a '''prefectural capital''' is called {{nihongo|''todōfukenchō shozaichi''|[[:ja:都道府県庁所在地|都道府県庁所在地]]}}.

===List of Japanese prefectural capitals===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Capital
! [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
! [[Image:Regions and Prefectures of Japan 2.png|50px]] [[Regions of Japan|Region]]
! [[Japanese Archipelago|Island]]
! [[List of Japanese cities by population|Pop.]]¹
! [[ISO 3166-2:JP|ISO]]
! [[Cities of Japan|Status]]
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Akita, Akita.png|border|22px]] [[Akita, Akita|Akita]]
| [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|327,651
| align="right" | JP-05
| [[Core city]]
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Aomori, Aomori.png|border|22px]] [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]]
| [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|300,000
| align="right" | JP-02
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Chiba, Chiba.png|border|22px]] [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]
| [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|943,568
| align="right" | JP-12
| [[City designated by government ordinance|Designated city]]
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Fukui, Fukui.png|border|22px]] [[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui]]
| [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|268,210
| align="right" | JP-18
| [[Special cities of Japan|Special city]]
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Fukuoka City.svg|border|22px]] [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
| [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|1,434,650
| align="right" | JP-40
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.png|border|22px]] [[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]
| [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|288,602
| align="right" | JP-07
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Gifu, Gifu.png|border|22px]] [[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]]
| [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|411,753
| align="right" | JP-21
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Hiroshima City.png|border|22px]] [[Hiroshima, Hiroshima|Hiroshima]]
| [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]]
| bgcolor=#ff9148|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|1,164,885
| align="right" | JP-34
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kagoshima, Kagoshima.png|border|22px]] [[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]]
| [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|604,268
| align="right" | JP-46
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.png|border|22px]] [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]]
| [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|455,952
| align="right" | JP-17
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kobe.svg|border|22px]] Kobe[[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]]
| [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|1,532,305
| align="right" | JP-28
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kochi, Kochi.png|border|22px]] Kochi[[Kōchi, Kōchi|Kōchi]]
| Kochi[[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]]
| bgcolor=#d16eff|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| align="right"|345,418
| align="right" | JP-39
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.png|border|22px]] Kofu[[Kōfu, Yamanashi|Kōfu]]
| [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|198,757
| align="right" | JP-19
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kumamoto, Kumamoto.png|border|22px]] [[Kumamoto, Kumamoto|Kumamoto]]
| [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|670,014
| align="right" | JP-43
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Kyoto City.png|border|22px]] [[Kyoto, Kyoto|Kyoto]]
| [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|1,468,065
| align="right" | JP-26
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.png|border|22px]] [[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]]
| [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|317,167
| align="right" | JP-10
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Matsue, Shimane.png|border|22px]] [[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]]
| [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]]
| bgcolor=#ff9148|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|195,008
| align="right" | JP-32
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Matsuyama, Ehime.png|border|22px]] [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]]
| [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]]
| bgcolor=#d16eff|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| align="right"|514,771
| align="right" | JP-38
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Mito, Ibaraki.png|border|22px]] [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]
| [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|263,299
| align="right" | JP-08
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Miyazaki, Miyazaki.png|border|22px]] [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]]
| [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|368,984
| align="right" | JP-45
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Morioka, Iwate.png|border|22px]] [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]]
| [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|298,959
| align="right" | JP-03
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Nagano, Nagano.png|border|22px]] [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]
| [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|377,328
| align="right" | JP-20
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Nagasaki City.png|border|22px]] [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]]
| [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|446,551
| align="right" | JP-42
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Nagoya.svg|border|22px]] [[Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya]]
| [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|2,243,564
| align="right" | JP-23
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Naha, Okinawa.svg|border|22px]] [[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]]
| [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Ryūkyū Islands]]
| align="right"|313,436
| align="right" | JP-47
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Nara, Nara.png|border|22px]] [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]
| [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|366,863
| align="right" | JP-29
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Niigata, Niigata.png|border|22px]] [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
| [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|811,613
| align="right" | JP-15
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Oita, Oita.png|border|22px]] Oita[[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]]
| Oita[[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|467,617
| align="right" | JP-44
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Okayama, Okayama.png|border|22px]] [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]]
| [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]]
| bgcolor=#ff9148|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|700,646
| align="right" | JP-33
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Osaka City.png|border|22px]] [[Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]]
| [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|2,649,601
| align="right" | JP-27
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Otsu, Shiga.png|border|22px]] Otsu[[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]]
| [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|330,044
| align="right" | JP-25
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Saga, Saga.svg|border|22px]] [[Saga, Saga|Saga]]
| [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]]
| bgcolor=#c5c5c5|[[Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyūshū]]
| align="right"|239,003
| align="right" | JP-41
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Saitama, Saitama.png|border|22px]] [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
| [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|1,197,471
| align="right" | JP-11
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Sapporo, Hokkaido.png|border|22px]] [[Sapporo, Hokkaido|Sapporo]]
| [[Hokkaidō]]
| bgcolor=#ff8585|[[Hokkaidō]]
| [[Hokkaidō]]
| align="right"|1,896,704
| align="right" | JP-01
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Sendai, Miyagi.svg|border|22px]] [[Sendai, Miyagi|Sendai]]
| [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|1,029,576
| align="right" | JP-04
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Shinjuku, Tokyo.png|border|22px]] [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]]
| [[Tokyo]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|314,262
| align="right" | JP-13
| [[Special wards of Tokyo|Special ward]]
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.png|border|22px]] [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]]
| [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|709,888
| align="right" | JP-22
| Designated city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Takamatsu, Kagawa.png|border|22px]] [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]]
| [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]]
| bgcolor=#d16eff|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| align="right"|417,671
| align="right" | JP-37
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Tokushima, Tokushima.png|border|22px]] [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]]
| [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]
| bgcolor=#d16eff|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| align="right"|265,248
| align="right" | JP-36
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Tottori, Tottori.png|border|22px]] [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]
| [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]
| bgcolor=#ff9148|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|199,319
| align="right" | JP-31
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Toyama, Toyama.png|border|22px]] [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]
| [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]
| bgcolor=#8bffe8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|420,584
| align="right" | JP-16
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Tsu, Mie.png|border|22px]] [[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]]
| [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|287,849
| align="right" | JP-24
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.png|border|22px]] [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]]
| [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|508,114
| align="right" | JP-09
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.png|border|22px]] [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]]
| [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]
| bgcolor=#9696ff|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|371,504
| align="right" | JP-30
| Core city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Yamagata, Yamagata.png|border|22px]] [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]]
| [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]
| bgcolor=#fffb91|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|254,724
| align="right" | JP-06
| Special city
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi.png|border|22px]] [[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]]
| [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]
| bgcolor=#ff9148|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|191,714
| align="right" | JP-35
|
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Yokohama, Japan.svg|border|22px]] [[Yokohama]]
| [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
| bgcolor=#79ff76|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshū]]
| align="right"|3,643,641
| align="right" | JP-14
| Designated city
|}
<div class="small">
Notes: ¹ as of May 1, 2008
</div>

===Non capitals that share a name with their prefecture===
In most cases, a city that share a name with its prefecture is a prefectural capital. However, there are some [[Municipalities of Japan|municipalities]] that are not capitals.
*[[Iwate, Iwate|Iwate]], [[Iwate Prefecture]]
*[[Ibaraki, Ibaraki|Ibaraki]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture]]
*[[Okinawa, Okinawa|Okinawa]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]]
*[[Tochigi, Tochigi|Tochigi]], [[Tochigi Prefecture]]
*[[Yamanashi, Yamanashi|Yamanashi]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]

===Capitals that are not the largest city/metropolitan area in their prefecture===
Those in ''italics'' are prefectural capitals, or metropolitan areas of them.

;{{flag|Fukushima Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' || [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] || align="right" | 348,322 ||  '''1.''' ||Kōriyama Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 537,493
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Koriyama, Fukushima.png|border|22px]] [[Kōriyama, Fukushima|Kōriyama]] || align="right" | 338,887 ||  '''2.''' ||''Fukushima Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 412,353
|-
| '''3.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Fukushima, Fukushima.png|border|22px]] ''[[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]'' || align="right" | 294,724 ||  '''3.''' ||Iwaki Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 365,864
|}

;{{flag|Gunma Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Takasaki, Gunma.png|border|22px]] [[Takasaki, Gunma|Takasaki]] || align="right" | 342,662 ||  '''1.''' ||Takasaki Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 532,271
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Maebashi, Gunma.png|border|22px]] ''[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]]'' || align="right" | 317,114 ||  '''2.''' ||''Maebashi Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 458,996
|}

;{{flag|Mie Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Yokkaichi, Mie.png|border|22px]] [[Yokkaichi, Mie|Yokkaichi]] || align="right" | 307,418 ||  '''1.''' ||Yokkaichi Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 606,071
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Tsu, Mie.png|border|22px]] ''[[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]]'' || align="right" | 288,874 ||  '''2.''' ||''Tsu Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 308,375
|}

;{{flag|Shizuoka Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.png|border|22px]] [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu]] || align="right" | 812,692 ||  '''1.''' ||''Shizuoka Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 999,360
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.png|border|22px]] ''[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]]'' || align="right" | 709,772 ||  '''2.''' ||Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 919,933
|}

;{{flag|Tottori Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Tottori, Tottori.png|border|22px]] ''[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]'' || align="right" | 199,263 ||  '''1.''' ||Yonago Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 252,387
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Yonago, Tottori.png|border|22px]] [[Yonago, Tottori|Yonago]] || align="right" | 148,234 ||  '''2.''' ||''Tottori Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 249,067
|}

;{{flag|Yamaguchi Prefecture}}
{|
|-
| '''1.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.png|border|22px]] [[Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi|Shimonoseki]] || align="right" | 284,693 ||  '''1.''' ||Shimonoseki Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 287,935
|-
| '''2.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi.png|border|22px]] ''[[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]]'' || align="right" | 191,740 ||  '''2.''' ||Ube Metropolitan Area || align="right" | 258,180
|-
| '''3.''' ||[[Image:Flag of Ube, Yamaguchi.png|border|22px]] [[Ube, Yamaguchi|Ube]] || align="right" | 175,334 ||  '''3.''' ||''Yamaguchi Metropolitan Area'' || align="right" | 178,402
|}
<div class="small">
Notes:
:City populations are as of July 2008.
:Metropolitan area populations are as of 2000. ([[Urban Employment Area]]s)
</div>

[[Category:Lists of capitals|Prefectural capitals in Japan]]
[[Category:Lists of cities in Japan|Prefectural capitals]]

[[ja:都道府県庁所在地]]
[[zh:都道府縣廳所在地]]

Ai Takahashi

2009-10-26T04:03:08Z

219.57.9.134: /* External links */

{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Ai Takahashi 高橋愛
| Img = Ai Takahashi - Platinum 9 Tour Spring 2009.jpg
| Img_capt = ''Platinum 9 Tour Spring 2009'', May 2009
| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Ai-chan, Lovely, Tettekete
| Born = {{birth date and age|1986|9|14}}
| Died =
| Origin = [[Sakai, Fukui]], [[Japan]]
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]]
| Years_active = 2001–present
| Label = [[Zetima]]
| Associated_acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[Mini Moni]], [[Sakuragumi]], [[Happy 7]], [[7Air]], [[H.P. All Stars]], [[Elegies (J-pop)|Elegies]], [[High-King]]
| URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ai Takahashi'''|高橋愛|Takahashi Ai|extra=born September 14, 1986}} is a [[Japanese pop]] singer associated with [[Hello! Project]], best known as the current leader of [[Morning Musume]], former member of its popular subgroup, [[Mini Moni]], and most recently given the leadership role as Hello! Project's leader.<ref name="EC graduates">{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=719|title= The end of an era: Elder Club graduates|date= February 1, 2009|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Ai Takahashi joined Morning Musume in 2001 as part of the group's fifth generation, along with [[Makoto Ogawa]], [[Asami Konno]], and [[Risa Niigaki]]. Her debut with the group was on their single "[[Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band]]", and her first appearance on a Morning Musume full-length release was their fourth studio album, the appropriately named ''[[4th Ikimasshoi!]]''. Her first appearance within a [[Hello! Project shuffle unit]] release was on the 2002 single "Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!" under the group name [[Happy 7]].

In 2003, Takahashi replaced [[Mari Yaguchi]] in the Morning Musume spinoff group [[Mini Moni]], first appearing in the group's movie ''[[Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!]]'' and its accompanying soundtrack. Her best-known nickname amongst non-Japanese fans, "Takitty", was derived from the cat suit (complete with tail) which she wears in the movie.

Later in 2003, she was part of the Morning Musume splinter group [[Morning Musume Sakuragumi]], which performed mainly slower numbers on the group's two [[extended play|EPs]], "[[Hare Ame Nochi Suki]]" and "[[Sakura Mankai]]", and the shuffle group [[7Air]], an R&B-inspired septet.

Takahashi's vocals became more prominent on the second and final Mini Moni album, ''[[Mini Moni Songs 2]]'' (2004), as well as on Morning Musume's singles from their Spring 2004 release "[[Roman: My Dear Boy]]" onward. She also had a duet with [[Tsunku]] on the cover version of Tsunku and [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s duet "[[Love: Destiny (song)|Love: Since 1999]]" on his solo album ''[[Take1]]''.

In 2005, Morning Musume's first single release of the year, "[[The Manpower!!!]]", featured Takahashi in a prominent co-lead-vocal role, a role she has retained on subsequent singles since. In the summer of that year, she became part of the 2005 shuffle Group [[Elegies (J-pop)|Elegies]].

In 2006, Takahashi played the lead role, Sapphire, in the musical "[[Princess Knight|Ribbon no Kishi]] The Musical" which was a collaboration work of [[Takarazuka Revue]] (a famous Japanese all-female musical group) and Hello! Project. The musical was based on [[Tezuka Osamu]]'s manga and also starred [[v-u-den]], [[Nozomi Tsuji]], [[Aya Matsuura]], and [[Natsumi Abe]], as well as Marcia and Kaoru Ebira of the [[Takarazuka Revue]]. Soon thereafter, Takahashi released her first and only solo single to date, "Yume Kara Samete".

Following then-leader [[Hitomi Yoshizawa]]'s graduation from Morning Musume on May 6, 2007, the current sub-leader, [[Miki Fujimoto]] ascended to the leader position, with Takahashi becoming the new sub-leader of the group. However, on June 1, 2007, after Fujimoto's resignation,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/f-et-tp0-20070601-207238.html#spot|title= Nikkan Sports News|date= 2007-06-01|publisher= Nikkan Sports News|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070603153923/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/f-et-tp0-20070601-207238.html|archivedate= 2007-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070601-00000166-sph-ent|title= Yahoo! Japan News|date= 2007-06-01|publisher= Yahoo Japan Corporation|language= Japanese}}</ref> Takahashi took over as the new leader.

Takahashi is also captain of the [[Hello! Project]] [[kickball]] team, [[Metro Rabbits H.P.]].

In 2008 Takahashi became a member of Hello Project's new unit [[High-King]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/high-king_0805171000.html|title= Hello! Project New Unit "High King"|date= May 15, 2008|publisher= Up-Front Works|language= Japanese}}</ref> a group created to promote Morning Musume's upcoming ''Cinderella the Musical'', in which Takahashi will play the main character.

It was announced in July 2008, that Takahashi and fellow Morning Musume member Risa Niigaki would play the 80s J-Pop duo [[Pink Lady]] in the TV Drama ''Hitmaker Aku Yuu Monogatari''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20080701-378324.html|title= Ai Takahashi & Risa Niigaki are Pink Lady|accessdate= August 26, 2008|date= July 1, 2008|publisher= Nikkan Sports News|language= Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080701-OHT1T00111.htm|title= 高橋愛＆新垣里沙でペッパー警部よ…日テレ系「阿久悠物語」でピンク・レディー役|accessdate= August 26, 2008|date= July 1, 2008|publisher= The Hochi Shimbun|language= Japanese}}</ref>

As of January 2009, she and Risa Niigaki have the longest tenures of any member. She is also one of only four members to remain in the group for seven years or more (the others being [[Kaori Iida]], Yoshizawa and Niigaki) and one of two (along with Niigaki) to remain in the group for eight years.

On February 1, 2009, during the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~" concert held at [[Yokohama Arena]], Yuko Nakazawa passed on her leadership position in Hello! Project to Takahashi.<ref name="EC graduates" />

== Discography and releases ==
{{dablink|For releases as a part of Morning Musume, please see [[Morning Musume discography]].}}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2"
! # !! Title !! Release Date !! Information
|-
|align="center"| 1 || {{nihongo|"Yume Kara Samete"|夢から醒めて|}} ||align="center"| 2006 || Only released for digital purchase and download; later released as part of the ''Petit Best 7'' compilation CD
|-
|}

=== Photobooks ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
! # !!width="50"| Romaji Japanese English !!width="38%"| Title !!width="14%"| Release date !! Publisher [[ISBN]] !!width="25%"| Description
|-
| –
|colspan="2"|
* ''5: Morning Musume 5 Ki Member Shashinshū''
* 5　モーニング娘。5期メンバー写真集
* 5: Morning Musume 5th Generation Members [[Photobook]]
| August 13, 2002
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2721-3
| Photobook starring all of the [[Members of Morning Musume#Fifth generation (2001)|5th generation members]].
|-
| 1
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai: Solo Shashinshū "Takahashi Ai Shashinshū"''<ref name="Photobooks">{{cite web|title= Ai Takahashi Photobooks|url= http://www.helloproject.com/book/photo_takahashi.html|accessdate= 2009-05-11|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref>
* 高橋愛　ソロ写真集「高橋愛写真集」
* Ai Takahashi: Solo Photobook "Ai Takahashi Photobook"
| December 9, 2002
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2741-8
| First solo photobook.
|-
| 2
|colspan=2|
* ''Alo Hello! Takahashi Ai''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* アロハロ!高橋愛
| December 17, 2003
| [[Kadokawa Shoten]] ISBN 4-04-894253-0
| Second solo photobook.
|-
| 3
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Wataame"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集わたあめ
* Ai Takahashi Photobook Cotton Candy
| May 27, 2004
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2806-6
| Third solo photobook.
|-
| 4
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Ai Gokoro"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集愛ごころ
| June 25, 2005
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2870-8
| Fourth solo photobook.
|-
| 5
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "19"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集『19』
* Ai Takahashi Photobook "19"
| January 27, 2006
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2913-5
| Fifth solo photobook.
|-
| 6
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū Zenshu "ai"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集全集『ai』
* Ai Takahashi Photobook Complete Works "ai"
| October 27, 2006
| Wani Books ISBN 4-8470-2961-5
| Compilation photobook.
|-
| 7
|colspan=2|
* ''Love Hello! Takahashi Ai Shashinshū in [[Phuket]]''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* ラブハロ！高橋愛写真集inプーケット
* Love Hello! Ai Takahashi Photobook in Phuket
| March 14, 2007
| Kadokawa Publishing Group ISBN 4-0489-4485-1
| Seventh solo photobook. Photographed in [[Phuket, Thailand]].
|-
| 8
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Mizu"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集『水』
* Ai Takahashi Photobook "Water"
| October 26, 2007
| Wani Books ISBN 978-4-8470-4049-8
| Eighth solo photobook. Photographed in [[Bali]].
|-
| 9
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Mō Hitotsu no Ai"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集『もうひとつの愛』
| May 25, 2008
| Wani Books ISBN 978-4847040887
| Ninth solo photobook.
|-
| 10
|colspan=2|
* ''Takahashi Ai Shashinshū "Watashi"''<ref name="Photobooks"/>
* 高橋愛写真集『私』
* Ai Takahashi Photobook "I"
| ''May 25, 2009''
| Wani Books
| Tenth solo photobook.
|}

=== DVDs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
! # !! Title !! Release date
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|''[[Alo Hello!|Alo Hello! Takahashi Ai DVD]]''|アロハロ!高橋愛DVD|}} || December 17, 2003
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|''[[Love Hello!|Love Hello! Takahashi Ai DVD]]''|ラブハロ!高橋愛DVD|}} || April 11, 2007
|}

== Acts ==
=== Television dramas ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
!width=300| Title !!width=120| Start date !!width=120| End date
|-
| ''[[Angel Hearts]]'' ||colspan="2"| 2002
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Mini Moni's Brementown Musicians]]''|[[:ja:ミニモニ。でブレーメンの音楽隊|ミニモニ。でブレーメンの音楽隊]]}} || January 10, 2005 || January 31, 2005
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Hitmaker Aku Yuu Monogatari]]''|[[:ja:ヒットメーカー阿久悠物語|ヒットメーカー阿久悠物語]]}} ||colspan="2"| August 1, 2008
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Q.E.D. (manga)|Q.E.D Shōmei Shūryō]]''|Q.E.D 証明終了}} || January 8, 2009 || ''March 12, 2009''
|}

=== Television shows ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
!width=300| Show !!width=130| Start date !!width=130| End date !!width=80| Network
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Hello! Morning]]''|ハロー！モーニング。|}} || 2001 || April 1, 2007 || [[TV Tokyo]]
|-
| ''[[Matthew's Best Hit TV]]'' ||colspan=2| May 29, 2002 || [[TV Asahi]]
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Tin Tin Town!]]''|ティンティンTown!|}} || July 5, 2002 || March 26, 2004 || [[Nihon TV]]
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Sore Yuke! Gorokkies]]''|それゆけ!ゴロッキーズ|}} || September 29, 2003 || December 26, 2003 || TV Tokyo
|-
|rowspan=2| {{nihongo|''[[Futarigoto]]''|二人ゴト|}} || April 21, 2004 || April 23, 2004 ||rowspan=2| TV Tokyo
|-
| July 23, 2004 || July 29, 2004
|-
|rowspan=2| {{nihongo|''[[Majokko Rika-chan no Magical v-u-den]]''|魔女っ娘。梨華ちゃんのマジカル美勇伝|}} || December 1, 2004 || December 6, 2004 ||rowspan=2| TV Tokyo
|-
| December 16, 2004 || December 17, 2004
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Musume Dokyu!]]''|娘DOKYU!|}} || April 4, 2005 || June 8, 2005 || TV Tokyo
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Haromoni@]]''|ハロモニ@}} || April 8, 2007 || September 28, 2008 || TV Tokyo
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Yorosen!]]''|よろセン!|}} || October 6, 2008 || ''Ongoing'' || TV Tokyo
|}

=== Radio ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
!width=300| Program !!width=130| Start date !!width=130| End date !!width=80| Network
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[MBS Young Town Dōyōbi]]''|MBSヤングタウン土曜日|}} || April 12, 2003 || Ongoing || [[MBS Radio]]
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Ishikawa Rika no Chanchaka Charmy]]''|☆石川梨華のちゃんちゃか☆チャーミー!|}} ||colspan=2| March 3, 2005 || [[Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting|CBC Radio]]
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[TBC Fun Fīrudo Mōretsu Mōdasshu]]''|TBC Funふぃーるど・モーレツモーダッシュ|}} || May 16, 2005 || May 27, 2005 || [[Tohoku Broadcasting Company|TBC]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.helloproject.com/morningmusume/profile.html Morning Musume: Official Hello! Project profile] {{ja icon}}

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{{s-bef|before=[[Miki Fujimoto]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Sub-leader of [[Morning Musume]]|years=2007}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Risa Niigaki]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Yuko Nakazawa]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Leader of [[Hello! Project]]|years=2009 – present}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Longest serving member of [[Morning Musume]]|years=2009 – present (held with [[Risa Niigaki]])}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Yuko Nakazawa]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Oldest Member of [[Hello! Project]]|years=April 1, 2009 – June 6, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Tomomi Hirano]]}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Yuko Nakazawa 中澤裕子
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| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Yū-chan
| Born = {{birth date and age|1973|6|19}}
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| Origin = [[Fukuchiyama]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]], [[enka]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]]
| Years_active = 1997–present
| Label = [[Zetima]]
| Associated_acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[Akagumi 4]], [[H.P. All Stars]], [[Puripuri Pink]]
| URL = [http://www.helloproject.com/ Hello! Project.com]
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{{nihongo|'''Yuko Nakazawa'''|中澤裕子|Nakazawa Yūko|extra=born June 19, 1973 in [[Kyoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]]}} is a [[Japanese pop]] and [[enka]] singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group [[Morning Musume]]. Currently, she is a solo artist within [[Hello! Project]].

== Biography ==
Yuko Nakazawa was one of five runners-up in a 1997 talent contest for a new [[Japanese rock]] idol. After the contest, musician and producer [[Tsunku]] offered Nakazawa and the four other runners-up ([[Natsumi Abe]], [[Kaori Iida]], [[Aya Ishiguro]], and [[Asuka Fukuda]]) the chance to be taken under his wing under one condition: they must sell 50,000 CDs of their debut song "[[Ai no Tane]]" within five days. The quintet accomplished that task in four and thus [[Morning Musume]] was born. The group has since grown increasingly popular and is infamous for its fluctuating lineup, with members leaving and joining frequently.

In 1998, shortly after Morning Musume's formation, Nakazawa began a solo career, beginning with [[enka]] styled songs. She gradually moved to a more pop sound, but has recently gone back to enka with her eleventh single, "[[Urara]]." Her solo work has allowed her voice to shine in a way it rarely did in Morning Musume, as she mostly sung harmonies with only a few solo lines.

Nakazawa has been a regular featured singer on [[Hello! Project]]'s "[[Folk Songs]]" series. She was also placed in [[Akagumi 4]] in Hello! Project's 2000 summer shuffles and [[Puripuri Pink]] in Hello!Project's 2005 summer shuffles, as well as participating in [[H.P. All Stars]] along with most of the rest of Hello!Project in 2004.

Being the oldest of the 1st generation of Morning Musume—she was 24 at the time of formation and nearly 28 upon leaving the group—Nakazawa held the role of the group's leader until her [[sotsugyō|graduation]] on April 15, 2001. She has cited her reasons for leaving as being her age (she was 14 years older than the youngest member of the troupe, then 13-year-old [[Ai Kago]], at the time of her departure) and her desire to pursue other things by the time she was 30.

Since then, Nakazawa has done some work in Japanese dramas such as ''[[Beauty 7]]'' and ''[[Home Maker]]'', performed in various plays, and continued in her solo singing career at a steady pace with reasonable success. She still works closely with Morning Musume and hosted their weekly show ''[[Hello! Morning]]'' (first regularly, then occasionally), until its end in early 2007.

It was announced on October 19, 2008 by [[Hello! Project]] that Nakazawa, along with the rest of Elder Club will graduate from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=558|title= Elder Club members to graduate from Hello! Project|accessdate= December 23, 2008|date= October 19, 2008|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref> On February 1, 2009, during the "Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~" concert held at [[Yokohama Arena]], Nakazawa passed on her leadership position in Hello! Project to [[Ai Takahashi]] of Morning Musume.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=719|title= The end of an era: Elder Club graduates|date= February 1, 2009|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{dablink|For releases as a member of Morning Musume, please see the [[Morning Musume discography]].}}

=== Albums ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
!width="1%" |#
!width="30%"|Title
!width="12%"|Release date
!width="9%" |Peak rank
!width="48%"|Short description
|- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"
|colspan="5"| '''Studio albums'''
|-
|1
|{{nihongo|''[[Nakazawa Yūko Dai Isshō]]'' |中澤ゆうこ第一章}}
|December 12, 1998
|#59
|align="left"|
*Included singles: [[Karasu no Nyōbō]], [[Odaiba Moonlight Serenade]]
|-
|2
|{{nihongo|''[[Dai Nisshō ~Tsugari~]]'' |第二章～強がり～}}
|July 22, 2004
|#31
|align="left"|
*Included singles: [[Junjō Kōshinkyoku]], [[Shanghai no Kaze]], [[Kuyashi Namida Porori]], [[Futarigurashi]], [[Tokyo Bijin]], [[Get Along with You (Yuko Nakazawa song)|Get Along with You]], [[Genki no Nai Hi no Komoriuta]], [[Do My Best]]
|- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"
|colspan="5"| '''Folk Songs Series'''
|-
|1
|''Folk Songs''
|November 29, 2001
|#9
|align="left"|
*Along with [[Sayaka Ichii]]
|-
|2
|''Folk Songs 2''
|May 22, 2002
|#20
|align="left"|
*Along with [[Melon Kinenbi]], [[Rika Ishii]], and [[Aya Matsuura]]
|-
|3
|''FS3 Folk Songs 3''
|October 23, 2002
|#17
|align="left"|
*Along with [[Maki Goto]] and [[Miki Fujimoto]]
|-
|4
|''FS4 Folk Songs 4''
|May 21, 2003
|#25
|align="left"|
*Along with [[Kei Yasuda]], [[Mari Yaguchi]], and Melon Kinenbi
|-
|5
|{{nihongo|''FS5 ~Sotsugyō~''|FS5～卒業～}}
|February 25, 2004
|#36
|align="left"|
*Along with [[Natsumi Abe]], Kei Yasuda, [[Maki Goto]], [[Country Musume]], and Aya Matsuura
|- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"
|colspan="5"| '''Other albums'''
|-
|–
|''Guilty Pleasures 3'' <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.universal-music.co.jp/scott_murphy/upch1634.html|title= Guilty Pleasures III|accessdate= January 6, 2009|publisher= Universal Music LLC|language= Japanese}}</ref> (Scott Murphy)
|December 3, 2008
|#20
|align="left"|
*[[Allister|Scott Murphy]]'s third cover album, featuring a cover of [[Love Machine (Morning Musume song)|LOVE Machine]] with Yuko Nakazawa, Natsumi Abe and Kei Yasuda
|-
|–
|''Legend'' <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/19/a_07/|title= Legend|accessdate= January 6, 2009|publisher= Up-Front Works|language= Japanese}}</ref>
|December 10, 2008
|#182
|align="left"|
*Compilation album
|}

=== Singles ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
!#
!Title
!Release date
!Peak rank
|-
|1
|{{nihongo|"[[Karasu no Nyōbō]]"|カラスの女房}}
|October 5, 1998
|#19
|-
|2
|{{nihongo|"[[Odaiba Moonlight Serenade]]"|お台場ムーンライトセレナーデ}}
|December 2, 1998
|#29
|-
|3
|{{nihongo|"[[Junjō Kōshinkyoku]]"|純情行進曲}}
|June 9, 1999
|#24
|-
|4
|{{nihongo|"[[Shanghai no Kaze]]"|上海の風}}
|July 12, 2000
|#18
|-
|5
|{{nihongo|"[[Kuyashi Namida Porori]]"|悔し涙ぽろり}}
|February 15, 2001
|#13
|-
|6
|{{nihongo|"[[Futari Gurashi]]"|二人暮し}}
|August 1, 2001
|#13
|-
|7
|{{nihongo|"[[Tokyo Bijin]]"|東京美人}}
|August 28, 2002
|#14
|-
|8
|"[[Get Along with You (Yuko Nakazawa song)|Get Along with You]]"
|May 21, 2003
|#30
|-
|9
|{{nihongo|"[[Genki no nai Hi Komoriuta / Nagaragawa no Hare]]" |元気のない日の子守唄／長良川の晴れ}}
|February 11, 2004
|#42
|-
|10
|"[[Do My Best]]"
|May 26, 2004
|#52
|-
|11
|{{nihongo|"[[Urara]]"|うらら}}
|September 27, 2006
|#32
|-
|12
|{{nihongo|"[[Danna-sama]]"|だんな様|}}
|October 10, 2007
|#57
|}

=== Videos / DVDs ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!#
!Title
!Release date
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Folk Days ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~]]''|Folk Days～市井紗耶香with中澤裕子～|}}
|February 28, 2002
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Nakazawa Yuko Singles M Collection 1]]''|中澤裕子シングルMクリップス①|}}
|November 27, 2002
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Shishi wa Mini ga Osuki ~At Studio Dream Maker~]]''|紳士はミニがお好き！～At Studio Dream Maker～|}}
|January 22, 2003
|-
|4
|align="left"|''[[FS3 Live]]''
|February 26, 2003
|}

== Acts ==
=== Dramas ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|'''Title'''||'''Start date'''||'''End date'''||'''TV station'''
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Beauty 7]]''|ビューティ7}}
|2001-07
|2001-09
|[[Nippon Television]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Mukai Arata no Dōbutsu Nikki ~Aiken Rossinante no Sainan~]]'' |向井荒太の動物日記～愛犬ロシナンテの災難～}}
|2001-01
|2001-03
|Nippon Television
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Ginza no Koi]]''|ギンザの恋}}
|2002-01
|2002-03
|Nippon Television
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Gokusen]]''|ごくせん}}
|2002-04
|2002-06
|Nippon Television
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Densetsu no Madame]]''|伝説のマダム}}
|colspan="2"|2003
|Nippon Television
|-
|align="left" rowspan="3"|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho]]''|こちら本池上署}}
|2004-01
|2004-03
|rowspan="3"|[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]
|-
|2004-10
|2004-12
|-
|2005-06
|2005-09
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Home Maker]]''|ほーむめーかー}}
|2004-04
|2004-06
|TBS
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Getsuyou Golden]]''|月曜ゴールデン}}
|colspan="2"|[[2007-04-23]]
|TBS
|}

=== Variety shows ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|'''Title'''||'''Start date'''||'''End date'''||'''TV station'''
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Hello! Morning]]''|ハロー!モーニング。}}
|2000-03
|2007-03
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|{{nihongo|''Idol wo Sagase!''|アイドルをさがせ!}}
|[[1999-01-05]]
|[[1999-12-28]]
|rowspan="2"|TV Tokyo
|-
|2001-04
|[[2002-03-26]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''M no Mokushiroku''|Mの黙示録}}
|[[2001-10-07]]
|[[2004-09-28]]
|[[TV Asahi]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''Hello Land''|ハローランド}}
|colspan="2"|—
|[[Fuji Television]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''NHK Junior Special''|NHKジュニアスペシャル}}
|colspan="2"|—
|[[NHK]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''Osaka Hatsu Genki Dash! Doyah''|大阪発元気ダッシュ!Doyah}}
|2001
|[[2005-02-12]]
|NHK
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''Cchu~Nen''|っちゅ～ねん!}}
|2005-04
|2006-03
|[[Mainichi Broadcasting System]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''Chichin Puipui''|ちちんぷいぷい}}
|[[2006-04-11]]
|[[2006-09-26]]
|Mainichi Broadcasting System
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|{{nihongo|''[[Waratte Iitomo|Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Ii to mo]]''|森田一義アワー笑っていいとも!}}
|2001-10
|2003-03
|rowspan="2"|Fuji Television
|-
|[[2005-01-18]]
|[[2006-07-03]]
|}

=== Movies ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|'''Title'''||'''Release'''||'''Character'''||'''Company'''
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!]]'' |ミニモニ。じゃムービーおかしな大}}||[[2002-12-14]]||Fairy Queen||[[Toei Company]]
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''[[Tetsujin 28-go]]''|鉄人28号}}||[[2005-03-19]]||{{nihongo|Ejima Kana|江島香奈}}||[[Shochiku]]
|}

=== Radio shows ===
* Nakazawa Yuko no [[All Night Nippon]] Super!
** Nakazawa Yuko no All Night Nippon Sunday Special → Nakazawa Yuko no All Night Nippon Sunday Super!
* [[Young Town Douyoubi]]
* [[Music Plaza]]'s [[Kimama ni Classic]]
* [[Maji Asa!]]

=== Commercials ===
* [[Eruseenu]]
* [[Nihon Chouou Keiba]]
* [[Orikogaado]]
* [[Sukeodou Shitei Buuru]]

== Publications ==
=== Photobooks ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|'''Title'''||'''Release date'''||'''Produced by'''||'''[[ISBN]]'''
|-
|align="left"|''Feather''||2001-08||[[:ja:ワニブックス|Wani Books]]||ISBN 4847026713
|-
|align="left"|{{nihongo|''Watashi ga Omō, Konna Onna''|私が思う、こんな女}}||2001-11||Wani Books||ISBN 4-8470-2739-6
|}

=== Essay books ===
* 2002 – {{nihongo|''Kaishin''|改心}}
* 2003 – {{nihongo|''Zutto Ushiro Kara Mite Kita''|ずっと後ろから見てきた}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ameblo.jp/nakazawa-yuko/ Official blog] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/19/list.html Up-Front Works discography page] {{ja icon}}
* {{Imdb name|id=1157365|name=Yûko Nakazawa}}
* [[Kpopwiki: Yuko Nakazawa]]
* [[ThePPN: Nakazawa Yuko]]

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{{s-bef|before=[[Michiyo Heike]]}}
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{{s-aft|after=[[Miho Shinoda]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Miho Shinoda]]}}
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[[Category:Japanese actors]]

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[[hu:Nakazawa Yuko]]
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[[ja:中澤裕子]]
[[fi:Yūko Nakazawa]]
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[[zh:中澤裕子]]

Maki Goto

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{{Infobox Musical artist 
| Name = Maki Goto {{nihongo2|後藤真希}}
| Img = 
| Img_capt =
| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Gomaki, Gocchin, Gocchan
| Born = {{birth date and age|1985|9|23}}
| Died =
| Origin = [[Edogawa, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]]
| Years_active = 1999–present
| Label = [[Zetima]], [[Piccolo Town]], [[Rhythm Zone]]
| Associated_acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[Gomattou]], [[Nochiura Natsumi]], [[DEF.DIVA]], [[Petitmoni]], [[Akagumi 4]], [[7-nin Matsuri]], [[Sexy 8]], [[H.P. All Stars]]
| URL = [http://makigoto.tv MakiGoto.TV]
}}

{{nihongo|'''Maki Goto'''|後藤真希|Gotō Maki|extra=born September 23, 1985 in [[Edogawa, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]}} is a [[J-pop]] singer currently signed to the sublabel [[Rhythm Zone]] under the [[Avex Trax]] label. Before joining Avex, she was a soloist of [[Hello! Project]] and member of [[Morning Musume]]. She has performed in numerous Hello! Project subgroups such as [[Petitmoni]], [[Akagumi 4]], [[7-nin Matsuri]], [[Sexy 8]], [[Gomattou]] and [[Nochiura Natsumi]].

Early in Summer 2008, Goto signed up with [[Rhythm Zone]], the renowned management company of other artists like [[EXILE]] and [[Kumi Koda]], and started to release under [[Avex]].

== Biography ==
=== Success in Hello! Project ===
In 1999, Maki Goto was selected as the only member for the 3rd generation of [[Morning Musume]]. Their first single after Goto joined, "[[Love Machine (Morning Musume song)|Love Machine]]" sold over a million copies, over nine times the amount of copies they had sold for their previous single. During her time in Morning Musume she was one of the founding members of [[Petitmoni]] and she started a solo singing career in 2001 with the single {{nihongo|"Ai no Bakayarō"|愛のバカやろう|}}. Until her graduation from Morning Musume she was one of the leading vocalists in most of the songs released. Post-graduation she mostly concentrated on her solo career and occasionally on limited time [[Hello! Project]] units such as [[Gomattou]], [[Nochiura Natsumi]], and [[DEF.DIVA]]. As time passed, she increasingly concentrated on acting in addition to singing. She also performed at the Asia song festival 2005 in Pusan, Korea to represent Japan.

In early 2007, Goto was chosen to be a member of [[Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai]]—a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10 Nen Kinentai also consists of [[Natsumi Abe]], [[Kaori Iida]], [[Risa Niigaki]] and [[Koharu Kusumi]]. Their single, "[[Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia]]", was released on January 24, 2007.

Her seventeenth single, {{nihongo|"Secret"|シークレット}}, was released on April 11, 2007. On September 19, 2007, Goto's fourth original album ''[[How to Use Sexy]]'' was released.

On October 20, 2007, Goto's younger brother and former member of [[EE Jump]] idol group {{nihongo|Yūki Goto|祐樹}} was arrested on the grounds he and two accomplices, aged 18 and 19, had broken into a construction site in [[Edogawa, Tokyo]] on July 15, 2007 and made off with 80 reels of electric cable worth approximately 1 million yen.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20071020p2a00m0na008000c.html|title= Ex-"EE Jump" singer arrested for theft of electric cabling|date= 2007-10-20|publisher= The Mainichi Newspapers}}</ref>
According to Flash magazine, Goto and one of her brother's accomplices had been romantically involved for some time, after the two met at Yūki's wedding in 2005. Due to the circumstances surrounding the robbery scandal, they haven't been in contact with each other.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=138|title= Goto Maki graduates from Hello! Project|accessdate= 2008-06-19|date= 2007-11-10|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref>

On October 28, 2007, during the last concert of her ''[[G-EmotionII ~How to Use Sexy~]]'' tour, Goto suddenly announced to fans that she would be [[sotsugyō|graduating]] from Hello! Project,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/071028/tnr0710282122011-n2.htm|title= {{nihongo2|後藤真希がハロプロ卒業　弟逮捕で「メンバーに迷惑」}}|date= 2007-10-28|publisher= The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital|language= Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/goto_0710290900.html|title= Maki Goto: Hello! Project information concerning graduation|date= 2007-10-28|accessdate= 2007-10-29|publisher= helloproject.com|language= Japanese}}</ref> though she was also leaving UpFront Agency completely. Her graduation was said to be that she was overworked and overly stressed, causing her health problems. She also had different ideas of the direction of her career than what her agency had planned.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=144|title= Goto Maki: What's really going on?|date= 2007-11-12|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref> Because of her graduation, she would not be able to participate in the Hello! Project 2008 Winter concert tour, previously said to be because of "scheduling conflicts".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/hello_0710011000.html|title= Hello! Project 2008 Winter: Information on member absences|date= 2007-09-30|accessdate= 2007-10-29|publisher= helloproject.com|language= Japanese}}</ref>

Goto's official blog reopened on March 25, 2008. Over the course of several entries, she revealed that she was in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], taking singing and dancing lessons. In mid-June, rumours were confirmed that Goto signed under the label [[Rhythm Zone]], an [[Avex Trax]] sublabel.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rhythmzone.net/maki/index.html|title= Maki Goto Official Website|accessdate= 2008-06-19|publisher= rhythmzone.net|language= Japanese}}</ref>

=== Avex signs-in Goto ===
Late in 2007, after her sudden Hello! Project graduation, rumors aroused the very next day stating that Avex's CEO, Max Matsuura, had shown interest in signing Goto in for Avex. During Goto's brother trial, she disappeared from the media-eye.

On March 25, 2008, Maki re-opened her blog during her stay in Los Angeles, where she studied and practiced different types of song and dance, including R&B, jazz and hip-hop. Her blog didn't include any reference to Up-Front agency (but was still on the same address), and it was assumed that her contract with Up-Front had expired on March 1 and was not renewed as expected. Her last blog entry was on April 22.

On June 19, 2008 (after many rumors had circulated), it was released to the press that Goto Maki had signed with the record label [[Rhythm Zone]] under [[avex]].

Maki debuted with Avex when she participated in the company's shareholders' meeting on June 22, 2008, singing a cover of Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love for You." She also participated in a-nation'08 (Osaka on August 24 and Tokyo on August 31) alongside with Kumi Koda, Ai Otsuka, EXILE, Ami Suzuki, AAA, TVXQ, Namie Amuro, and Ayumi Hamasaki, among others. On a-nation, she performed the self-written song "Hear me", a song unreleased to the date (although a version of the song "mine" was featured on her mini-album SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO), drawing media attention for the first time since her graduation. She also sang "Saving All My Love for You", and a cover of Diana King's "Shy Guy".

=== SWEET BLACK Project ===
The SWEET BLACK Project is a cross-media collaboration between [[J-Wave | J-WAVE]], [[Avex]] and [[mixi]]. Goto herself chose the logo and the name, which is meant to reflect the “positive and negative” side of the life of today’s women.

On January 5, 2009, J-WAVE premiered “SWEET BLACK Girls”, a 15 minutes segment hosted by Goto Maki and Ryū as part of the popular radio show “PLATOn”. The show airs Mon-Fri and focuses on the life of women on their twenties. Reception was extremely good, as 30,000 messages were received during the first week only.<ref>http://rhythmzone.net/maki/information/news/090114.html</ref>

To complete the project, Mixi, the most used networking community in Japan, opened a special space for Sweet Black,<ref>http://mixi.jp/sbp.pl</ref> and Avex launched a web-documentary on YouTube based on Goto's daily routine as a singer.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/avexnetwork</ref> Immediate success was acquainted, admittedly beyond expectations.<ref>http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000047641</ref>

On January 21, Goto released her first digital single with Avex: Fly away. The lyrics, penned by Maki herself, are based on Mambo, a story written by young author Hitomi Kanehara, who won the Akutagawa Prize for her 2003 novel "Hebi ni Piasu" ("Snakes and Earrings").

Barely a month later, on February 25, Goto released her second digital single, titled Lady-Rise, also penned by herself. This time, Goto collaborated with Sakurazawa Erika, a Japanese manga author whose works are mostly published in josei magazines (comics targeted to a young women audience).

On March 7, Goto modeled at Japan’s biggest fashion event, Tokyo Girls Collection.

== Discography ==
===Digital singles===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Release date
|-
| 1 || Fly Away || 2009-01-21
|-
| 2 || Lady-Rise || 2009-02-25
|-
| 3 || with··· || 2009-04-21
|-
|}

===Mini Albums===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! Peak rank and sales
|-
| 1 || SWEET BLACK || 2009-9-16 || #16 / 5,630
|-
|}

===Collaborations===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Artist !! Title !! Release date
|-
| 1 || ravex || Golden LUV feat. MAKI GOTO || 2009-02-18
|-
| 2 || HOUSE NATION || Fly Away House Nation Mix || 2009-04-08
|-
| 3 || DJ MAYUMI || CRAZY IN LOVE feat. MAKI GOTO || 2009-07-29
|-
|}

===Unreleased songs===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Premiere !! Additional Info
|-
| 1 || hear me || a-nation'08, Osaka, August 24 2008 || A version with different lyrics was featured as "mine" on her SWEET BLACK mini album ||
|-
|}

===DVD===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Release date
|-
| 1 || a-nation'08 -avex All Cast Special Live- [20th Anniversary Special Edition] || 2008-11-26
|-
|}

== Hello! Project Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! Peak rank and sales
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|''[[Makking Gold 1]]''|マッキングGold①}} || February 5, 2003 || #4 / 104,999
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|''[[2 Paint It Gold]]''|②ペイントイットゴールド}} || January 28, 2004 || #4 / 52,040
|-
| 3 || {{nihongo|''[[3rd Station]]''|3rd ステーション}} || February 23, 2005 || #11 / 32,356
|-
| – || {{nihongo|''[[Goto Maki Premium Best 1]]''|後藤真希プレミアムベスト①}} || December 14, 2005 || #9 / 29,626
|-
| 4 || ''[[How to Use Sexy]]'' || September 19, 2007 || #18 / 14,996
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! Peak rank Total sales
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|"[[Ai no Bakayarou]]"|愛のバカやろう|Love Fool}} || March 28, 2001 || '''#1'''† 434,790
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|"[[Afurechau...Be in Love]]"|溢れちゃう．．．Be in Love|Gonna Overflow...Be in Love}} || September 19, 2001 || #2 210,360
|-
| 3 || {{nihongo|"[[Te o Nigitte Arukitai]]"|手を握って歩きたい|I Want to Walk Holding Hands}} || May 9, 2002 || #3 104,630
|-
| 4 || {{nihongo|"[[Yaruki! It's Easy]]"|やる気! It's Easy|Motivation! It's Easy}} || August 21, 2002 || #2 113,260
|-
| 5 || {{nihongo|"[[Sans Toi m'Amie/Kimi to Itsumademo]]"|サントワマミー/君といつまでも|Without You, My Love/Always With You}} || December 18, 2002 || #6 58,644
|-
| 6 || {{nihongo|"[[Uwasa no Sexy Guy]]"|うわさのSexy Guy|Rumoured Sexy Guy}} || March 19, 2003 || #6 61,424
|-
| 7 || {{nihongo|"[[Scramble (song)|Scramble]]"|スクランブル|Sukuramburu}} || June 18, 2003 || #5 46,181
|-
| 8 || {{nihongo|"[[Daite yo! Please Go On]]"|抱いてよ! Please Go On|Hold Me! Please Go On}} || August 27, 2003 || #4 58,501
|-
| 9 || {{nihongo|"[[Genshoku Gal Hade ni Ikube!]]"|原色Gal派手に行くべ!|Primary Color Gal Goes All Out!}} || November 27, 2003 || #3 45,494
|-
| 10 || {{nihongo|"[[Sayonara no Love Song]]"|サヨナラのLove Song|Love Song of Goodbye}} || March 17, 2004 || #5 35,126
|-
| 11 || {{nihongo|"[[Yokohama Shinkirō]]"|横浜蜃気楼|Yokohama Mirage}} || July 7, 2004 || #8 30,984
|-
| 12 || {{nihongo|"[[Sayonara 'Tomodachi ni wa Naritakunai no']]"|さよなら「友達にはなりたくないの」|Goodbye "I Don't Want to Be Friends"}} || November 17, 2004 || #9 29,004
|-
| 13 || {{nihongo|"[[Suppin to Namida]]"|スッピンと涙。|Tears and a Face With No Make-Up}} || July 6, 2005 || #9 20,709
|-
| 14 || {{nihongo|"[[Ima ni Kitto...In My Life]]"|今にきっと...In My Life|Surely Soon...In My Life}} || January 25, 2006 || #12 21,409
|-
| 15 || {{nihongo|"[[Glass no Pumps]]"|ガラスのパンプス|Glass [[pump (shoe)|Pumps]]}} || June 7, 2006 || #7 27,907
|-
| 16 || "[[Some Boys! Touch]]" || October 11, 2006 || #5 29,459
|-
| 17 || {{nihongo|"[[Secret (Maki Goto song)|Secret]]"|シークレット|Shīkuretto}} || April 11, 2007 || #9 14,861
|-
|}

†: ''The only Hello! Project solo release to place #1 on the weekly charts.''

=== DVDs ===
;Concert
*[2003.07.24] Goto Maki First Concert Tour 2003 Haru ~Go! Makking Gold~
*[2004.02.25] Goto Maki Concert Tour 2003 Aki Sexy! Makking Gold
*[2004.09.15] Goto Maki Concert Tour 2004 Haru ~Makkin-iro ni Nucchae!~
*[2005.01.26] Goto Maki Concert Tour 2004 Aki Aa Maki no Shirabe
*[2006.01.18] Goto Maki Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~Hatachi~
*[2006.07.05] Hello Pro Party! 2006 ~Goto Maki Captain Kōen~
*[2006.10.11] Maki Goto Secret Live at Studio Coast [2]
*[2007.02.21] Goto Maki Live Tour 2006 ~G Emotion~ [3]
*[2007.04.25] Hello☆Pro On Stage! 2007 ｢Rock desu yo!｣
*[2007.11.28] Goto Maki Live Tour 2007 G-EmotionII ~How to Use Sesy~

;Other
*[2003.03.05] Ken & Mary no Merikenko On Stage! Original Cast Ban
*[2003.12.10] Goto Maki Single V Clips 1 (後藤真希シングルVクリップス① )

=== Photobooks ===
*[2001.11.06] Goto Maki (後藤真希)
*[2003.03.21] maki
*[2003.09.??] Pocket Morning Musume. <Vol. 2> ( ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉) - ''with [[Abe Natsumi]], [[Yaguchi Mari]], [[Kaori Iida]]''
*[2003.06.27] more maki
*[2004.04.24] PRISM
*[2004.07.23] Alo-Hello! Goto Maki ( アロハロ!後藤真希)
*[2005.04.26] Dear...
*[2006.08.21] FOXY FUNGO

=== Essay books ===
*[2002.09.??] Goto Maki myself ( 後藤真希myself)
*[2002.12.??] Goto Maki Otakara Photo BOOK ( 後藤真希お宝フォトBOOK)
*[2003.09.23] 99 no Goto Maki (99の後藤真希)
*[2003.12.??] Goto Maki Seishun no Sokuseki ( 後藤真希青春の足跡)
*[2005.04.07] Goto Maki Chronicle 1999 - 2004 (19992004―後藤真希クロニクル)

== Acts ==
=== Movies ===
*[2000] Pinch Runner (ピンチランナー)
*[2002] Nama Tamago ( ナマタマゴ)
*[2003] Seishun Bakachin Ryorijuku ( 青春ばかちん料理塾)
*[2003] Koinu Dan no Monogatari (子犬ダンの物語)

=== Television dramas ===
*[2001] Mariya ( マリア)
*[2002] Yanpapa (やんぱぱ)
*[2002] Izu no Odoriko (伊豆の踊子)
*[2003] R.P.G.
*[2005] Yoshitsune (大河ドラマ義経)
*[2006] Matsumoto Seichou Special Yubi ( 松本清張スペシャル・指)

=== Musicals ===
*[2003] Ken & Mary no Merikenko on Stage! (けん&メリーのメリケン粉オンステージ!)
*[2004] Sayonara no LOVE SONG ( サヨナラのLOVE SONG)
*[2007] Gekidan Senior Graffiti Yokosuka Story (横須賀ストーリー)

=== Radio ===
*[2003-20??] Young Town Douyoubi ( ヤングタウン土曜日)
*[2003-2005] Goto Maki no Makkinkin RADIO ( 後藤真希のマッキンキンRADIO)
*[2009-] J-WAVE（81.3 FM）「SWEET BLACK Girls」 (毎週月～木曜日 23:05～23:15　※「PLATOn」内)

=== Concerts ===
*[2003.09.30] {{nihongo|Goto Maki in Hello! Project 2003 Natsu|後藤真希 in Hello! Project 2003夏}}
*[2004.03.13] {{nihongo|Goto Maki in Hello! Project 2004 Winter|後藤真希 in Hello! Project 2004 Winter}}
*[2004.06.30] {{nihongo|Maki Goto Photobook Concert Tour 2004 Spring ~Magane Shoku ni Nucchae!~|Maki Goto Photobook Concert Tour 2004 Spring~真金色に塗っちゃえ！~}}
*[2004.09.28] {{nihongo|Goto Maki in Hello! Project 2004 summer|後藤真希 in Hello! Project 2004 summer}}
*[2005.07.06] {{nihongo|Nochiura Natsumi Live "Triangle Energy"|後浦なつみライブ「TRIANGLE ENERGY}} – ''With [[Nochiura Natsumi]]''
*[2005.10.25] {{nihongo|Goto Maki + Melon Kinenbi Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayō Show -05' Selection! Collection!|後藤真希+メロン記念日Hello!Project2005夏の歌謡ショー―05’セレクション!コレクション!}} – ''With [[Melon Kinenbi]]''
*[2006.04.07] {{nihongo|Goto Maki & Matsuura Aya in Hello! Project 2006 Winter|後藤真希&松浦亜弥in Hello!Project 2006 Winter}} – ''With [[Aya Matsuura]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://rhythmzone.net/maki/index.html Maki Goto Official Site]
* [http://www.j-wave.co.jp/blog/sweetblack/ SWEET BLACK Girls Blog]
* [http://wiki.jpopstop.com/wiki/Goto_Maki Jpop Stop Wiki entry on Goto Maki]
* [http://j-ongaku.org/wiki/Goto_Maki J-Ongaku Wiki entry on Goto Maki]
* [http://jdorama.com/artiste.1345.htm jdorama.com entry], [http://imdb.com/name/nm1122409/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/INTERVIEWS/maki-goto/maki-goto.pdf J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Maki Goto (English Interview - 10/13/09)]

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[[th:มากิ โกะโต]]
[[zh:後藤真希]]

Ai Kago

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{{Infobox musical artist 
| Img = 
| Name = Ai Kago 加護亜依
| Img_capt =
| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Aibon, Kago-chan
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|2|7}}
| Died =
| Origin = [[Yamatotakada, Nara]], Japan
| Genre = [[J-pop]]
| Occupation = Singer, actress, author
| Years_active = 2000–2007, 2008–present
| Label = [[Zetima]] (2000–2007) [[in da groove]]/[[Columbia Music Entertainment|Columbia Japan]] (2008–present)
| Associated_acts = [[W (Double You)|W]], [[Morning Musume]], [[Tanpopo]], [[Minimoni]], [[Morning Musume Sakuragumi|Sakuragumi]], [[Hello! Project shuffle units#3-nin Matsuri|3-nin Matsuri]], [[Hello! Project shuffle units#Happy 7|Happy 7]], [[Hello! Project shuffle units#Salt5|Salt5]], [[Hello! Project shuffle units#H.P. All Stars|H.P. All Stars]]
| URL = [http://kagoai.net/ Love basket]
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ai Kago'''|加護亜依|Kago Ai|extra=born February 7, 1988 in [[Yamatotakada, Nara|Yamatotokada]], [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]], Japan}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[singer]], [[actress]], [[author]] and former [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record holder]].

At age 12, Kago won the 4th National Audition of [[Morning Musume]] held by Up-Front Works Agency in 2000, which led to her admission into the extremely popular [[Japanese idol|idol]] group as a 4th generation member. In the same year, she became a founding member of [[Minimoni]]. In 2004, she ''[[Sotsugyō|graduated]]'' from both the aforementioned groups and formed [[W (Double You)|W]] with [[Nozomi Tsuji]].

In 2006, photos of the under-age Kago Ai [[tobacco|smoking]] were leaked by the media. As a result, she was immediately suspended for one year by [[Up-Front Works Agency]]. In 2007, toward the end of her suspension, she was caught once again smoking and was found to be romantically involved with a 37-year-old man. This resulted in her contract being terminated permanently. After a hiatus that lasted a year, she signed a contract with [[R&A Promotions Co.,Ltd]] and resumed her career as an actress and a singer. 

==Name==
Kago's given name, "Ai", is a [[homonym]] for {{nihongo|love|愛|ai}}. Kago has sometimes said in interviews that she was named that by her parents because she was conceived out of wedlock. Written "亜依", it has no real meaning.

==Professional career as a singer==
===Hello! Project===
On April 16, 2000, Kago, along with [[Rika Ishikawa]], [[Hitomi Yoshizawa]], and [[Nozomi Tsuji]], were inducted into the idol group Morning Musume as its fourth generation. Their recording debut was in the group's ninth single "[[Happy Summer Wedding]]".

Kago and Tsuji's addition to the group received positive critical response. With an increasing fan base, they, along with fellow Morning Musume member [[Mari Yaguchi]] and [[Coconuts Musume]] member [[Mika Todd]], formed a new subgroup named [[Minimoni]]. In addition to this, Kago was also admitted into established subgroup [[Tanpopo]] as a second generation member.

From 2001 to 2004 Kago participated in the annual [[Hello! Project shuffle units]], being part of the smallest units the first three times (3-nin Matsuri in 2001, Happy 7 in 2002, and Salt5 in 2003) and joining the 46-member H.P. All Stars in 2004.

In August 2004, Kago and Tsuji [[Sotsugyō|graduated]] from Morning Musume together after Minimoni began their indefinite hiatus. Under the arrangement of the Up-Front Works Agency, Kago and Tsuji formed a new pop duo, [[W (Double You)|W]], releasing two albums and six singles together.

===Scandal===
On February 9, 2006 it was confirmed that the magazine {{nihongo|''Friday''|フライデー}} (the same one that provoked Mari Yaguchi's sudden departure from Morning Musume) would publish photos showing Kago smoking. The legal age for smoking in Japan is 20, and Kago had just turned 18 two days prior to the incident. On February 10, Hello! Project issued a press statement saying that the singer had been suspended "indefinitely."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/kago_060210_060210047.htm |title=Hello! Project official site: Kago announcement |accessdate=2007-03-12 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

According to an interview in the March 9, 2007 issue of ''Friday''–the very same magazine responsible for her suspension–Kago revealed she had been serving tea, answering phones and doing assorted secretarial work at the Up-Front Works agency since January 23, 2007, when her employers found it fit for her to return to Tokyo, after she spent most of 2006 under house arrest at her family's residence in [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]].

In the same interview the young idol claimed to have had undergone several changes in regard to her outlook on life, to have become more responsible. Additionally she met up with the other members for the first time at [[Yokohama Arena]], after a lengthy period of time, though the group couldn't quite recognize her at first, given the fact she had lost some [[body weight|weight]].

The agency said that they were working on her comeback, though the details were not clear.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zasshi.com/ZASSHI_SOKUHOU/data/friday.html |title=Official Friday Magazine website |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=56|title= Kago Ai is back! Friday interview|date= 2007-02-22|publisher= Hello!Online|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070810033947/http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=56|archivedate= 2007-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ikimasshoi.jphip.net/index.php/?p=858 |title=Ikimasshoi summary}}</ref>

On March 26, 2007 following a newly publicized scandal involving Kago dating a 37-year-old man as well as smoking again, it was announced by the Up Front Agency that her contract had been canceled. An English translation of the announcement:<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/kago_0703261829.html|title= Official Announcement Regarding Kago's Contract |date= 2007-03-26|language= Japanese}}</ref>
{{cquote|''To whom it may concern:''

''Regarding our client Kago Ai and the article in the weekly magazine that went on sale on March 26th, the information in the article has been verified with Kago herself, to our regret.''

''One year ago, when Kago was 17 and the smoking problem happened, we still considered her future in this company, and as punishment, she was imposed to house arrest in her parents' home. Seeing how she had progressed over that year, it was decided to start from scratch and start preparing for a comeback by bringing her to Tokyo and having her do clerical and other office duties, starting on January 23rd. Although this worked out well for two months, there was another incident and the comeback plan was abandoned. After consulting with the family, as she is a minor, it has been confirmed, and she has been released from her contract.''

''We're very sorry that it has come to this, and accept full responsibility.''

''We feel a renewed sense of responsibility for the future, especially when it comes to minors.''

''2007/3/26''
''Kawaguchi Yuukichi, Representative Director'', ''Up Front Agency''}}

===Post-Hello! Project life===
On May 5, 2007, the [[Tokyo Broadcasting System]]'s newscast reported that Kago's mother was trying to sign her to a new talent agency in her hometown of Nara.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jinryuichi-hnph.blogspot.com/2007/05/kago-ai-is-back-in-showbiz.html|title= Kago Ai is Back In Showbiz?|date= 2007-05-05}}</ref>

On August 25, 2007, an interview with Kago's mother in the magazine ''Josei Seven'' revealed that after parting company with Hello! Project, Ai Kago left Japan and started residing in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloblog.co.uk/comment.php?commentID=185|title= Aibon, What Would Your Mother Say?|date= 2007-08-25|accessdate= 2007-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entameblog.seesaa.net/article/50776539.html |title=''Josei Seven'' interview with Ai Kago's mother |accessdate=2007-08-27 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

On April 6, 2008, it was reported by [[Yahoo! News]] that Kago was returning to the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080406-00000004-oric-ent|title= Ai Kago and entertainment activities to resume|date= 2008-04-06|accessdate= 2008-04-08|publisher= Yahoo! Japan|language= Japanese}}</ref> Also, in an interview by [[OhmyNews]], Kago admitted that she had begun smoking to feel more like an adult without realizing the impact it would have on her peers and young fans. She stated that she had actually not gone to New York, but rather to Los Angeles for three months in 2007 with her boyfriend. She said she took the trip because she felt like a criminal in Japan. While in LA she met many new people who encouraged her (including [[Winona Ryder]]) <ref name="hello-online.org">[http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=420 Kago Ai Official Blog: Translations 2008.04.25 - 2008.04.27 - Hello!Online]</ref> and was able to reflect on her situation and begin her new life. She also admitted to having considered [[suicide]] and having inflicted [[self-injury]] upon herself by cutting her wrists. At the end of the interview, Kago states that even though she is now 20 years old and can legally smoke cigarettes, she no longer does or has any desire to do so.<ref name="hello-online.org"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=384|title= Kago Ai new video interview!|date= 2008-04-06|accessdate= 2008-04-08|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref>

On April 24, 2008, Ai Kago announced on her personal [[blog]] website, "[http://biscuitclub.fc.yahoo.co.jp/index.php Biscuit Club]", that she will be appearing in [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] movie Kung Fu Chef with [[Sammo Hung]].<ref>[http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=418 Kago Ai Official Blog: Translations 2008.04.22 - 2008.04.24 - Hello!Online]</ref>

On July 4, 2008, in an interview with Akashiya Sanma, she stated that she had been in Kyoto filming for a movie about Princess Sen, followed by a joint Singapore/Hong Kong project. She also brought her new pet Toy [[Pomeranian]], and Sanma suggested many possible names including Chi Chi after the [[Dragonball]] character, though she has since named it Downy.

==2009 Scandal==
Kago allegedly had a relationship with actor Hidejiro Mizumoto. Mizumoto's wife Asato sued them both, stating that she has proof of the affair and that it was the cause for her pending divorce.<ref>[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4501 Tokyo Graph] ''Mizumoto's ex-wife seeks damages for alleged affair with Kago'' Sat, March 7, 2009</ref>

==As a hula hoop performer==
Kago and Tsuji shared the world record for the largest [[hula hoop]] spun at {{height|m=4.08}} in diameter. They set their record on January 1, 2004, during a live [[New Year]]'s Day television special at [[Nippon Television Network]], [[Tokyo, Japan]]. The record appeared in the 2005 and 2006 editions of the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]] and was the second time that Tsuji held the record, having previously held the record between January 2003 and June 2003. The record was eventually broken by [[Ashrita Furman]] (USA) in September 2005.

== As an author ==
[[File:Kago Ai Live 2008.jpg|thumb|Book cover of {{nihongo|''Kago Ai Live—Miseinen Hakusho''|ＬＩＶＥ—未成年白書}}]]
On August 25, 2008, Kago released a book entitled {{nihongo|''Kago Ai Live—Miseinen Hakusho''|ＬＩＶＥ—未成年白書}}. On a July 13, 2008 post to her personal [[blog]] website, "[http://biscuitclub.fc.yahoo.co.jp/index.php Biscuit Club]", Kago described the book as "a book where I talk to young teens about their various troubles and dreams. Idols-in-waiting, exchange students, high school girls, and otaku. The teenage years can be tough, and I had a lot of troubles in those days. But it's important to break through those troubles." <ref>[http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=492 Kago Ai Official Blog: Translations 2008.07.11 - 2008.07.14 - Hello!Online]</ref>

==Trivia==
Ai Kago inspired the hairstyle of the lead character Mitsuki Koyama in the manga and anime ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]'', according to the manga's author Arina Tanemura.<ref name="tanemura-interview">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-08-05/arina-tanemura | title=Interview: Arina Tanemura | author=Carlo Santos | publisher=Anime News Network | date=2007-08-05 | accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{dablink|For releases as a member of Morning Musume and W, please see the [[Morning Musume discography]] and [[W (Double You)#Discography|W (Double You) discography)]].}}
;Singles
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! rowspan="3"| Release date
! rowspan="3"| Title
! colspan="5"| Oricon Singles Charts
! rowspan="3"| Album
|-
! colspan="3"| Peak Positions
! colspan="2"| Sales
|-
! width="40"| Daily
! width="40"| Weekly
! width="40"| Yearly
! width="40"| Debut
! width="40"| Overall
|-
| June 24, 2009
| align="left" | "no hesitAtIon"<ref>{{cite web|title= no hesitAtIon|url= http://indagroove.com/other/page/NO%20HESITATION.html|publisher= In da Groove|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 26
| 52
| —
| 1757
| —
| —
|}

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" width="90%" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Other notes
|-
| 2000
|''[[Pinch Runner]]''
|
|cameo appearance
|-
| 2002
|''[[Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!]]''
|Herself
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2009
|''[[Kung Fu Chefs]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Benten-dori no Hitobito]]''
|Saku
|
|-
|''[[Ju-on: Kuroi Shōjo]]''
|
|
|-
|{{nihongo|''[[Hana Oni]]''|華鬼|}}
|Momoko
|
|}
===Television===
{|class="wikitable" width="90%" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''[[Angel Hearts]]'' (2002)
|
|
|-
|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho]]''|こちら本池上署|}}
|Yumi Shiina
|
|-
|2003
|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2]]''|こちら本池上署|}}
|Yumi Shiina
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 3]]''|こちら本池上署|}}
|Yumi Shiina
|
|-
|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 4]]''|こちら本池上署|}}
|Yumi Shiina
|
|-
|{{nihongo|''Mini Moni's Brementown Musicians''|ミニモニ。でブレーメンの音楽隊|}}
|Hinako Niwa
|
|-
| 2005
|{{nihongo|''[[Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 5]]''|こちら本池上署|}}
|Yumi Shiina
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
|{{nihongo|''[[Tonsure (show)|Tonsure]]''|トンスラ|}}
|Mai Kurume
|ep3,6,11-12
|-
| {{nihongo|''[[Nihonshi Suspence Gekijō]]''|日本史サスペンス劇場|}}
|[[Princess Sen]]
|
|-
| 2009
|{{nihongo|''[[Ikemen Shin Sobaya Tantei]]''|イケ麺新そば屋探偵|}}
|
|ep3
|}

==Publications==
===Books===
{|class="wikitable" width="90%" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2"
! Title
! Release date
! Publisher ISBN
! Notes
|-
|{{nihongo|''Kago Ai Live—Miseinen Hakusho''|ＬＩＶＥ—未成年白書}}<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/LIVE―未成年白書-加護-亜依/dp/4778803388 Kago Ai LIVE ~Kago Ai no Miseinen Hakusho] Listing on Amazon.co.jp</ref>
|August 25, 2008
|Media Kreis ISBN 978-4778803384
|}
===Photobooks===
{|class="wikitable" width="90%" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2"
!Title
! Release date
! Publisher ISBN
! Notes
|-
|Kago Ai Shashinshū
|November 11, 2003
|Wani Books ISBN 978-4847027833
|
|-
|Gekkan Kago Ai
|January 23, 2009
|Shinchousha ISBN 978-4107901958
|
|-
| Gekkan Kago Ai -Super Remix
|March 19, 2009
|Shinchosha ISBN 978-4107901972
|
|-
| {{nihongo|Kago Ai Kinyōbi|金曜日　加護亜依写真集|}}
|August 22, 2009
|Kodansha ISBN 978-4063528152
|}
===DVDs===
{|class="wikitable" width="90%" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2"
! Title
! Release date
! Publisher
! Notes
|-
|Kago Channel (DVD) (Vol.1) <ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/加護ちゃんねる。-DVD-加護亜依/dp/B001FVPJKO Kago Channel (DVD) (Vol.1)] Listing on Amazon.co.jp</ref>
|November 28, 2008
|avex trax
|
|-
|Kago Channel (DVD) (Vol.2)<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/加護ちゃんねる。-Vol-2-DVD-加護亜依/dp/B001I4E4Y0 Kago Channel (DVD) (Vol.2)] Listing on Amazon.co.jp</ref>
|December 19, 2008
|avex trax
|
|-
|Gekkan Kago Ai - marionnette<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/月刊-加護亜依-DVD/dp/B001NMR51G Gekkan Kago Ai - marionnette] Listing on Amazon.co.jp</ref>
|February 20, 2009
|E-net Frontier
|
|-
|Micchaku Kago Ai<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/密着-加護亜依-DVD/dp/product-description/B002ALFYL2 Micchaku Kago Ai] Listing on Amazon.co.jp</ref>
|February 20, 2009
|E-net Frontier
|Originally released exclusively to [[Lawson (store)|Lawson convenience stores]], Nationwide release July 30, 2009
|-
|{{nihongo|Kago Ai VS. FRIDAY (DVD)|加護亜依 VS. FRIDAY|}}
|October 25, 2009
|GP Museum Soft
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://biscuitclub.fc.yahoo.co.jp/ Biscuit Club] official fanclub and blog {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.liplog.jp/ai-kago Kago's Liplog Blog] second blog {{ja icon}}
* {{Imdb name|id=1375441}}
* [[Kpopwiki:Ai Kago]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070406181726/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/08/index.html W's profile on Hello! Project's official site (prior to disbandment)]
* {{cite news |last=Connell|first=Ryann|title=Ex-Morning Musume star Ai Kago blazing a trail back to top (using a cigarette lighter)|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/face/news/20080418p2g00m0dm010000c.html|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=April 18, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-21}}

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{{s-bef|before=[[Maki Goto]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Youngest member of [[Morning Musume]]|years=2000 – 2001}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Risa Niigaki]]}}
{{end}}
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Kaori Iida

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{{Infobox musical artist
|Img=
| Name = Kaori Iida 飯田圭織
| | Img_capt = Iida in 2007 on [[Utaban]]
| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Johnson, Kaorin
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|8|8}}
| Died =
| Origin = [[Muroran]], [[Hokkaidō]], Japan
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]], [[Enka|Euro-enka]]
| Occupation = Singer
| Years_active = 1997–present
| Label = [[Zetima]], [[Chichūkai]]
| Associated_acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[Tanpopo]], [[Otomegumi]], [[Aoiro 7]], [[10-nin Matsuri]], [[Odoru 11]], [[11Water]], [[H.P. All Stars]], [[Puripuri Pink]]
| URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]
}}

{{nihongo|'''Kaori Iida'''|飯田圭織|Iida Kaori|extra=born August 8, 1981 in [[Hokkaidō]], Japan}} is a [[Japanese pop]] singer and actress, associated with [[Hello! Project]] and best known as a founding member of the girl band [[Morning Musume]]. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band [[Tanpopo]] and is currently a solo artist.

== Biography ==
Kaori Iida was one of 10 runners-up in a 1997 talent contest for a new Japanese rock idol. After the contest, musician and producer [[Tsunku]] offered Iida and four of the other runners-up ([[Natsumi Abe]], [[Yuko Nakazawa]], [[Aya Ishiguro]], and [[Asuka Fukuda]]) the chance to be taken under his wing on one condition: that they sell 50,000 CDs of their song "Ai no Tane" in 5 days. The quintet accomplished that task in four and, thus, in 1997, [[Morning Musume]] was born (and their first official single "Morning Coffee" was released in 1998). The group has since been increasingly popular in Japan, has achieved a cult following in the Western world and is infamous for its fluctuation of memberships, with members "graduating" and joining frequently.

In 1999, [[Tsunku]] placed Iida into subgroup [[Tanpopo]] with Aya Ishiguro and 2nd generation Morning Musume member [[Mari Yaguchi]], and they specialized in singing slower, more mature songs. Together they made four singles and an album. After Ishiguro graduated from Morning Musume and Tanpopo in January 2000, Iida and Yaguchi performed Tanpopo songs as a duet until [[Tsunku]] placed 4th generation Morning Musume members [[Ai Kago]] and [[Rika Ishikawa]] into the subgroup. Tanpopo's style was also given a revamping, with songs being more upbeat and pop-ish, but nonetheless still slower than Morning Musume. In this formation, Tanpopo released 3 more singles, a compilation album, and a compilation DVD.

After Morning Musume's then-leader [[Yuko Nakazawa]] graduated in the Spring of 2001, Iida took on the role as the group's leader. Additionally, when Morning Musume "split" into 2 subgroups in 2003—Iida was leader of [[Morning Musume Otomegumi]]. She is also known for keeping her hair long throughout her Morning Musume career and also for spacing out frequently.

In July 2002, Tanpopo, along with other Morning Musume subgroups [[Petitmoni]] and [[Mini Moni]], experienced changes in their membership - partly due to graduating Morning Musume members and partly to showcase the newer members. As a result, Iida (along with Mari and Ai K.) graduated from Tanpopo.

As with [[Hello! Project]]'s shuffle groups, Iida was placed in punk-rock [[Aoiro 7]] in 2000, folky festival style [[10-nin Matsuri]] in 2001 and [[Odoru 11]] in 2002, and ska-punk [[11Water]] in 2003. She also participated in the 2004 summer shuffle group [[H.P. All Stars]]. In 2005, she participated in the shuffle group [[Puripuri Pink]]. She is the only member of Hello! Project to have participated in all the shuffle groups since the tradition started.

Additionally, Iida is pursuing a solo career as an artist and singer. Her solo musical career includes two albums outside of Hello! Project where she sings covers of French, Greek, and Italian songs (in their respective languages). She also has two singles in Japanese, released in advance of her impending graduation from Morning Musume—though still set in a Mediterranean-esque style; many Western fans of Morning Musume and Hello! Project have described the style of Iida's solo material as "Euro-[[enka]]". In Morning Musume, Iida mostly sang harmony with a few solo lines. Her signature song in Morning Musume is "Yume no Naka", from the group's first album.

On December 29, 2004, Iida released her third album, this time within Hello! Project and in Japanese.

On January 30, 2005, Iida—the last First Generation member to still be in [[Morning Musume]]—graduated from the group to further pursue her solo singing and art careers. [[Mari Yaguchi]] took over her role as Morning Musume's leader upon Iida's graduation. Her tenure of over 7 years was the longest of any Morning Musume member, a record Iida would hold until January 2009 when fifth generation members [[Ai Takahashi]] and [[Risa Niigaki]] broke it. As of January 2009, she is one of only four members to remain in the group for over 7 years (4th generation member [[Hitomi Yoshizawa]] would later achieve this honor just weeks before her graduation in 2007 and 5th generation members [[Ai Takahashi]] and [[Risa Niigaki]] reached this mark in mid-September 2008).

On December 21, 2005, Iida released [[Plein D'amour: Ai ga Ippai]], her fourth album. This album featured songs in Japanese and many European cover songs in their original languages. This was her first album to be released since she graduated from Morning Musume.

In early 2007, Iida was chosen to be a member of {{nihongo|[[Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai]]|モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊|}} —a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai also consists of [[Natsumi Abe]], [[Maki Goto]], [[Risa Niigaki]] and [[Koharu Kusumi]]. Their first single, {{nihongo|[[Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia]]|僕らが生きるMy Asia|}}, was released on January 24, 2007.

On July 6, 2007, Iida's agency announced that she was ten weeks pregnant and getting married to Kenji, a former member of the disbanded ''[[7 House]]'', a band formed by [[Tsunku]];<ref>A similar pregnancy situation occurred with fellow ex-Morning Musume member [[Nozomi Tsuji]].</ref> Iida's marriage took place the next day. Iida began maternity leave after the ''Morning Musume 10th Year Anniversary Concert Tour: Summer '07 Thank You My Dearest'' on September 1, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/geinou/news/20070706mog00m200014000c.html|title= MSN Mainichi Daily News - 飯田圭織：元バンドメンバーと結婚　妊娠も|date= 2007-07-06|language= Japanese|publisher= Microsoft}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/flash/KFullFlash20070706053.html|title= Sponichi Annex - 元モー娘・飯田圭織ができちゃった婚|date= 2007-07-06|language= Japanese|publisher= Sports Nippon Newspapers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/f-et-tp0-20070706-223166.html|title= 元モー娘リーダー飯田圭織できちゃった婚|date= 2007-07-06|language= Japanese|publisher= Nikkan Sports News}}</ref>

On February 3, 2008, Iida released a statement to her fan club that she had given birth to a baby boy on January 22, 2008 at 10:30 am.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/iida_0802012000.html| title=Announcement from the Hello! Project Fan Club| date=February 3, 2008| publisher=Hello! Project| language=Japanese}}</ref> It was announced on November 28, 2008 that her son had died on July 27, 2008 from [[renal failure]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/iidakaoricomment_08111281730.html| title=Kaori Iida Comment| date=November 28, 2008| publisher=Hello! Project| language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=608|title= Iida Kaori's child passes away|date= November 29, 2008|publisher= Hello!Online|language= English}}</ref>

After the death of her son, she stated that in his memory, she will continue her career. She returned to the concert stage at the ''Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club: Thank You for Your Love!'' series, her first performance in one year and four months. She also performed at the ''Hello Pro Award '09: Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special'' concert on February 1, 2009, which celebrated her graduation from Hello! Project along with 21 other Elder Club Members.

Beginning April 2009, she will be part of ''M-Line'', the official Morning Musume graduate fan club.

== Discography ==
{{dablink|For releases as a member of Morning Musume, please see the [[Morning Musume discography]].}}

=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3"
!#||Title||Release date
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|1||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Osavurio: Ai wa Matte Kurenai]]|オサヴリオ: 愛は待ってくれない|}}||align="right"|2003-04-23
|-
|2||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Paradinome: Koi ni Mi o Yudanete]]|パラディノメ: 恋に身をゆだねて|}}||align="right"|2003-10-22
|-
|3||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Avenir: Mirai]]|アヴニール: 未来|}}||align="right"|2004-12-29
|-
|4||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Plein D'amour: Ai ga Ippai]]|プラン・ダムール: 愛がいっぱい|}}||align="right"|2005-12-21
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3"
!#||Title||Release date
|-
|1||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Aegekai ni Dakarete]]|エーゲ海に抱かれて|}}||align="right"|2004-02-04
|-
|2||align="left"|{{nihongo|[[Door no Mukō de Bell ga Natteta]]|ドアの向こうでBellが鳴ってた|}}||align="right"|2004-07-28
|}

=== DVD ===
* 2004-02-04 – {{nihongo|[[Aegekai DVD]]|エーゲ海|}} with [[Shoko Aida]]

== Appearances ==
=== Dramas ===
* 2001 – {{nihongo|''[[Kochira Dai San Shaikabu]]''|こちら第三社会部|}}

=== Radio ===
* {{nihongo|''Iida Kaori - Konya mo Koushin Chū!''|飯田圭織・今夜も交信中!|}} (March 2003)
* {{nihongo|''Chichukai Sound Stroll''|地中海 Sound Stroll|}} (April 2, 2005)

== Publications ==
=== Photobooks ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! [[ISBN]]
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|Iida Kaori [[Shashinshū]] Kaori Kaori Kaori|飯田圭織写真集かおりKaori圭織}} ||align="center"| 2002-05-02 ||align="center"| ISBN 4-8470-2708-6
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|Aegekai Aida Shoko & Iida Kaori Shashinshū|エーゲ海―相田翔子&飯田圭織写真集}} ||align="center"| 2004-01-28 ||align="center"| ISBN 4-0489-4254-9
|}

=== Art/Picture Books ===
* December 2001 – {{nihongo|[[Sketchbook of Heart]]|心のスケッチブック。|Kokoro no Suketchi Bukku}}
* December 2002 – {{nihongo|[[Lion's Margin]]|ライオンのマルジャン|Raion no Marujan}}

=== Essays ===
* May 1999/June 2001 – {{nihongo|''[[Paranoia Diary]]''|パラノイアダイアリー|Paranoia Daiarī}}

== References and footnotes ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/31/index.html Official Hello! Project profile]
* {{imdb name|1375369}}
* [[ThePPN: Iida Kaori]]

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Hitomi Yoshizawa

2009-10-26T03:50:49Z

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| Name = Hitomi Yoshizawa 吉澤ひとみ
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| Alias = Yossie, Yossui, Yossi, Yocchan
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| Origin = [[Miyoshi, Saitama]], Japan
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]]
| Occupation = Singer
| Years_active = 2000–present
| Label = [[Zetima]]
| Associated_acts = [[Hangry & Angry]], [[Morning Musume]], [[Petitmoni]], [[Sakuragumi]], [[Ongaku Gatas]], [[10-nin Matsuri]], [[Sexy 8]], [[Venus Mousse]], [[11Water]], [[H.P. All Stars]]
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{{nihongo|'''Hitomi Yoshizawa'''|吉澤ひとみ|Yoshizawa Hitomi|extra=born April 12, 1985 in [[Miyoshi, Saitama]], Japan}} is a former leader of [[J-pop]] group [[Morning Musume]] and current member of the duo [[Hangry & Angry]] as Hangry. She is also the current leader of the [[Hello! Project]] [[futsal]] team [[Gatas Brilhantes H.P.]] and the idol group derived from its lineup, [[Ongaku Gatas]].

== Biography ==
Yoshizawa became a member of the [[Hello! Project]] group [[Morning Musume]] in 2000, as a member of the fourth generation along with [[Rika Ishikawa]], [[Nozomi Tsuji]], and [[Ai Kago]], making her debut in the group's ninth single "[[Happy Summer Wedding]]". She was also featured in the group's theatrical release of ''[[Pinch Runner (film)|Pinch Runner]]''.

In the past, she has often been perceived as the tomboyish member of the group, due to her voice, manners, and hobbies. Furthering this perception of her masculine side, Yoshizawa's first lead came in 2001 with the release of the single [[Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band]], in which she played a dashing playboy character. She has since managed to mostly overcome this, as many view her as having matured out of her formerly tomboyish character once having assumed leadership of Morning Musume in 2005.

Yoshizawa became the Captain of the [[Hello! Project]] [[futsal]] team, [[Gatas Brilhantes H.P.]] when it was formed in September 2003. The 5'5" (165 cm)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://hiphotos.baidu.com/hpprincipal/pic/item/e461d0ecf4142b2c62d09fb6.jpg|title= Hello! Project 2006 Spot Festival Picture of Height|accessdate= 2008-08-02}}</ref> midfielder has since managed to lead the team to victory on many occasions. Yoshizawa also convinced fellow teammate [[Nozomi Tsuji]] to remain as the team's goalkeeper, despite her graduation from Morning Musume in 2004.

In April 2005, after the sudden and unexpected departure of Morning Musume's then-leader [[Mari Yaguchi]], Yoshizawa, the current sub-leader, became the group's new leader. After [[Rika Ishikawa]]'s graduation in May 2005, Yoshizawa became the last remaining member of her generation.

On January 11, 2007, Yoshizawa's younger brother Kōta Yoshizawa (aged 16) was killed in a traffic accident.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ikimasshoi.jphip.net/index.php/?p=817|title= Ikimasshoi News Weblog|accessdate= 2007-01-12}}</ref>

On May 6, 2007, Yoshizawa graduated from Morning Musume after the band's last performance in the ~Sexy 8 Beat~ Spring Tour, which took place in [[Saitama Super Arena]] in Hitomi's hometown. According to several news sources,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070102-00000044-jij-soci|title= Yahoo! News|accessdate= 2007-01-02}}</ref> producer [[Tsunku]], and Yoshizawa herself,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newsindex.html|title= Hello! Project news|accessdate= 2007-01-02|publisher= Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.}}</ref> she will enter a solo career of her own. At the time of her graduation, she had the second longest tenure of any Morning Musume member of 7 years and 21 days (although she was surpassed by Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa in September 2008). She was also considered by some fans to be the last trace of the "Golden era" of Morning Musume. She is also, as of September 2008, one of only four members to remain in the group for over 7 years (the other being 1st Generation member [[Kaori Iida]] and 5th generation members [[Takahashi Ai]] and [[Niigaki Risa]]).

Currently Yoshizawa is focusing her time on Gatas Brilhantes H.P., along with being leader of a group formed with fellow members of the futsal team called [[Ongaku Gatas]].

On October 12, 2008 it was revealed that she is currently paired up with fellow ex-Morning Musume member [[Rika Ishikawa]] as Hangry in the new unit [[Hangry & Angry]] in collaboration with a [[Harajuku]] fashion store of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=553|title= Yoshizawa Hitomi + Ishikawa Rika = Hangry & Angry|date= October 12, 2008|publisher= Hello! Online}}</ref> The duo made their first US performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.j-entonline.com/INTERVIEWS/hangry-angry/hangryandangry.pdf|title= J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Hangry & Angry|date= December 22, 2008|publisher= J!-ENT}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Movies ===
* 2000 – {{nihongo|''[[Pinch Runner (film)|Pinch Runner]]''|ピンチランナー}}
* 2002 – {{nihongo|''[[Tokkaekko]]''|とっかえっ娘。}}
* 2003 – {{nihongo|''[[Koinu Dan no Monogatari]]''|仔犬ダンの物語}}

=== Dramas ===
* 2002 – {{nihongo|''[[Ore ga Aitsu de Aitsu ga Ore de]]''|おれがあいつであいつがおれで}}
* 2004 – {{nihongo|''[[Motto Koiseyo Otome]]''|もっと恋セヨ乙女}}
* 2007 – {{nihongo|''[[Shinkansen Girl]]''|新幹線ガール}}

== Photobooks ==
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! # !! Title !!style="width:115px"| Release date !! Publisher !! [[ISBN]] !! [[Photobook]] information
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|Yossy|よっすぃ|}} || October 6, 2001 || Wani Books || ISBN 978-4847026768 || First solo photobook
|-
| – || {{nihongo|Pocket Morning Musume (Vol. 1) |ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.1〉|}} || September 2003 || Rokusaisha || ISBN 978-4846305253 || Fourth Generation member pocket photobook
|-
| 2 || 8teen || March 20, 2004 || Wani Books || ISBN 978-4847027987 || Second solo photobook
|-
| 3 || Hello! Yossy|| April 20, 2007 || Kadokawa SS Communications || ISBN 978-4827530513 || Third solo photobook
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/38/ Official Hello! Project profile]
* [http://www.s-inc.com/hangry-angry/main.php Official Hangry & Angry website]
* [http://hpdb.vicion.net/show/People/Hitomi+Yoshizawa.html Hello! Database entry]
* {{Imdb name|1376861}}
* [[Kpopwiki: Hitomi Yoshizawa]]
* [[ThePPN: Yoshizawa Hitomi]]

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Miki Fujimoto

2009-10-23T11:05:59Z

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| Origin = [[Takikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]
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| Label = [[Hachama]], [[Zetima]]
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{{nihongo|'''Miki Fujimoto'''|藤本美貴|Fujimoto Miki|extra=born February 26, 1985 in [[Takikawa]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]}}, is a Japanese singer, known formerly as a solo artist from [[Hello! Project]]. At one point she was the leader of the popular [[Japanese pop]] group [[Morning Musume]], but only after a few weeks a magazine published a scandal which resulted in her resignation from the group.

== Biography ==
Fujimoto originally started out as a solo singer in 2002 under the idol family [[Hello! Project]], becoming the first of six members to debut under Hello! Project after losing a Morning Musume audition. She is often called by fans as [[Aya Matsuura]]'s rival, but in fact, they are the best of friends. After a successful performance on the music program on New Year's Eve, "[[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]]", producer [[Tsunku]] added her to Morning Musume as a sixth generation member in 2003. At the time, she was the 3rd oldest person to join the group, as she was nearly 18 years old, although with the addition of Chinese member, [[Li Chun|Junjun]], she is now the 4th oldest. She is also one of two members to debut as a part of the Hello! Project before joining Morning Musume (the other being Eighth Generation member [[Qian Lin|Linlin]]).

She sang many of the lead lines in [[Morning Musume]] songs, especially after [[Natsumi Abe]]'s graduation. She and fellow Morning Musume member [[Asami Konno]] were also lent to [[Country Musume]], a group that features "Country Girls from Hokkaidō", such as Miki and Asami (the group has been known, however, to include members not from the rural island--such as former featured singers [[Rika Ishikawa]] and [[Miuna Saito]]).

In October 2002, she was placed in the one-shot unit, [[Gomattou]] with two other prominent pop soloists under [[Hello! Project]], [[Maki Goto]] (a former Morning Musume member), and [[Aya Matsuura]]. She was also in Hello! Project Shuffle groups [[Odoru 11]], [[11Water]], [[H.P. All Stars]] and [[Sexy Otonajan]].

In 2003, when [[Morning Musume]] was split into two groups, she was placed in [[Morning Musume Otomegumi]].

On June 15, 2006 it was announced that Fujimoto and [[Aya Matsuura]] would join together in a new Hello! Project duo called [[GAM (group)|GAM]]. Their debut single was released on September 13, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/gam_0606152600.html|title= New Unit GAM Formed|date= 2006-06-20|publisher= helloproject.com|language= Japanese}}</ref> and after two other singles, their debut LP was released on May 23, 2007.

On May 6, 2007, after the graduation of then-leader [[Hitomi Yoshizawa]], Fujimoto took her place as the fifth leader of [[Morning Musume]].

On May 24, 2007, Fujimoto was rumored to be in the latest edition of the Japanese gossip magazine ''Friday'' —the same magazine responsible for the cancellation of [[Ai Kago]]'s contract— pictured walking with Tomoharu Shōji, a member of the comedy duo [[Shinagawa Shōji]]. ''Friday'' explains that they had a two-hour dinner together, drove to Fujimoto's apartment, then went to the sauna, returning to Shōji's apartment just after midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.or.jp/contents/geinou_news/|title= TV Guide Japan|accessdate= 2007-05-26|date= 2007-05-24|publisher= tvguide.or.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref> It soon became apparent that she was to be involved in a scandal that would jeopardize her position in Morning Musume. After seeing the article, Up-Front Agency had no intention to deal with the situation since there was no proof of them dating.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=101|title= Hello!Online - Fujimoto Miki 'Friday'd'|date= 2007-05-24|publisher= hello-online.org}}</ref>

On the May 26, 2007 edition of ''Young Town Doyōbi'' (a radio show with [[Ai Takahashi]], Fujimoto and [[Sanma Akashiya]]), she confirmed that the pictures were of her, and that she had been going out with Tomoharu Shōji. She also mentioned that she was going to talk to the head of Up-Front Agency, Naoki Yamazaki, about the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=spotlight&topic=181#spot|title= Hello!Online episode summary|date= 2007-05-26|publisher= hello-online.org}}</ref>

On June 1, 2007, Fujimoto resigned from her position in Morning Musume.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/f-et-tp0-20070601-207238.html#spot|title= Nikkan Sports News|date= 2007-06-01|publisher= nikkansports.com|language= Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070601-00000166-sph-ent|title= Yahoo! Japan News|date= 2007-06-01|publisher= headlines.yahoo.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref> She will continue with GAM and remain contracted with Hello! Project and Up-Front Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=105|title= Hello!Online - Fujimoto Miki leaves Morning Musume|date= 2007-06-01|publisher= hello-online.net}}</ref>

On February 11, 2008, it was announced that Fujimoto would release a single entitled {{Nihongo|"Okitegami"|置き手紙|lit. Leftover Letter}}. The single, a collaboration with fellow Up-Front singer Takao Horiuchi, was released on April 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=news&topic=176|title= Fujimoto Miki to release new single|date= 2008-02-13|publisher= hello-online.org}}</ref>

In June 2008, it was announced that Fujimoto would play the part of Rizzo in the fall musical, ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=465|title= Fujimoto Miki to play Rizzo in the musical, "Grease"|accessdate= 2008-07-05|date= 2008-06-07|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref>

On March 24, 2009, Fujimoto announced her engagement to Tomoharu Shōji. The wedding took place on July 3 in [[Hawaii]].

== Fan following ==
Fujimoto possesses an extensive fan base, which includes a group of people generally deemed "Mowota", an abbreviation of [[Morning Musume]] [[Otaku]], who literally worship her. <ref> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONBjeAjjjGo Fans worshipping to Fujimoto Miki's Romantic Ukare Mode] </ref> <ref> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWLD8KJtcTk Fans at University of Tokyo worshipping to Fujimoto Miki's Romantic Ukare Mode] Accessed 19 July, 2008 </ref> This group, called "Tokai Woters", generally performs a fixed choreography at concerts and on certain TV occasions.<ref>{{cite episode|title= Maji ana|airdate= 2006-07-07}}</ref> This choreography, carried to the sound of Miki's [[Romantic Ukare Mode]], involves a series of moves accompanied by their chanting "Mikitty!" four times, which is then followed by "Miki-sama! Miki-sama, please punish me!". It is also said that they send her a lot of mail, and Fujimoto often says she enjoys getting "Miki-sama mail".{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
Fujimoto graduated from Hello! Project on March 31, 2009.

== Discography and releases ==
{{dablink|For releases as a member of Morning Musume, please see the [[Morning Musume discography]].}}
{{dablink|For releases as a member of GAM, please see the [[GAM (group)|GAM]] [[GAM (group)#Discography|discography]].}}

=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! First week sales !! Total sales
|-
| 1 || ''[[Miki 1]]'' ||align="center"| 2003-02-26 ||align="center"| 93,475 ||align="center"| 128,502
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Title !! Release date !! First week sales !! Total sales
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|"[[Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi]]"|会えない長い日曜日|}} ||align="right"| 2002-03-13 ||align="center"| 25,610 ||align="center"| 43,670
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|"[[Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete]]"|そっと口づけてギュッと抱きしめて|}} ||align="right"| 2002-06-12 ||align="center"| 24,730 ||align="center"| 40,450
|-
| 3 || {{nihongo|"[[Romantic Ukare Mode]]"|ロマンティック浮かれモード|}} ||align="right"| 2002-09-04 ||align="center"| 38,490 ||align="center"| 62,000
|-
| 4 || {{nihongo|"[[Boyfriend (Fujimoto song)|Boyfriend]]"|ボーイフレンド|}} ||align="right"| 2002-11-07 ||align="center"| 36,290 ||align="center"| 48,555
|-
| 5 || {{nihongo|"[[Boogie Train '03]]"|ブギートレイン'03|}} ||align="right"| 2003-02-05 ||align="center"| 37,410 ||align="center"| 50,737
|-
| 6 || {{nihongo|"[[Okitegami]]"|置き手紙|lit. Leftover Letter}} ||align="right"| 2008-04-23 ||align="center"| 5,771 ||align="center"| 22,889
|}

=== DVDs ===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Title !! Release date
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|Fujimoto Single M Clips 1|藤本シングルMクリップス①}} ||align="right"| 2002-10-02
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|Alo! Hello Fujimoto Miki|アロハロ！藤本美貴}} ||align="right"| 2003-04-25
|-
| 3 || {{nihongo|Fujimoto Miki First Live Tour 2003 Spring ~Miki 1~|藤本美貴 First Live Tour 2003 Spring ～Miki①～}} ||align="right"| 2003-06-18
|}

=== Photobooks ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
! # !!width="29%"| Title !!width="14%"| Release date !!width="13%"| Publisher !!width="16%"| [[ISBN]] !! Photobook information
|-
| 1 || {{nihongo|''Ayaya to Mikitty'' |アヤヤとミキティ|Ayaya and Mikitty}} || 2003-04-11 || [[Wani Books]] || ISBN 4-8470-2761-2 || Photobook with [[Aya Matsuura]].
|-
| 2 || {{nihongo|''Alo Hello! Fujimoto Miki'' |アロハロ!藤本美貴写真集|}} || 2003-04-22 || [[Kadokawa Shoten]] || ISBN 4-0485-3590-0 || First solo photobook.
|-
| 3 || {{nihongo|''Mikitty'' |藤本美貴写真集「Mikitty」|}} || 2004-01-24 || Wani Books || ISBN 4-8470-2793-0 || Second solo photobook.
|-
| 4 || {{nihongo|''Real 226'' |藤本美貴写真集「リアル226」}} || 2005-02-25 || Wani Books || ISBN 4-8470-2846-5 || Third solo photobook.
|-
| 5 || {{nihongo|''Cheri'' |藤本美貴写真集「cheri（シェリー）」}} || 2005-12-17 || Wani Books || ISBN 4-8470-2905-4 || Fourth solo photobook.
|-
| 6 || {{nihongo|''Coeur'' |藤本美貴写真集「COEUR」|}} || 2006-11-25 || Wani Books || ISBN 4-8470-2972-0 || Fifth solo photobook.
|}

== Acts ==
=== Movies ===
* 2003 – {{nihongo|''17sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~''|17才～旅立ちのふたり～|}}

=== Dramas ===
* 2002 – {{nihongo|''Tenshi no Utagoe ~Shōnibyōtō no Kiseki~''|天使の歌声～小児病棟の奇跡～|}}
* 2004 – {{nihongo|''Shinshun Wide Jidaigeki: Ryuuma ga Yuku''|新春ワイド時代劇　竜馬がゆく|}}
* 2009 – {{nihongo|''Daremo Mamorenai''|誰も守れない|}}
* 2009 – {{nihongo|''RESET Dai 6wa 『Kazoku no Futatsu no Wakaremichi』''|RESET第６話『家族の二つの分かれ道』|}}

=== Theater ===
* 2008 – {{nihongo|''HAKANA 「Itoshi no Hakana」 yori''|HAKANA「いとしの儚」より）～|}}

=== Musicals ===
* 2006 – {{nihongo|''[[Ribbon no Kishi]]: The Musical''|リボンの騎士ザ・ミュージカル|}} as Hecate
* 2008 – ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease: The Musical]]'' as Rizzo

=== Radio ===
* 2002–2003 – {{nihongo|''Fujimoto Miki Heart Days Radio''|藤本美貴ハート・デイズ・レディオ}}
* 2002–2007 – {{nihongo|''Fujimoto Miki no Dokimiki Night''|藤本美貴のドキ♥みきNight|}}
* 2004–2007 – {{nihongo|''Young Town Dōyōbi''|ヤングタウン土曜日|}}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/39/ (old/official Hello! Project profile]
* [http://www.jp-r.co.jp/talent/fujimotomiki/index.php J.P ROOM Inc official site]
* [http://ameblo.jp/miki-fujimoto/ Miki Fujimoto Official Blog]
* {{Imdb name|id=2413449|name=Miki Fujimoto}}
* [http://www.hellproject.com/person/Fujimoto_Miki Hello! Project Stats]
* [[ThePPN: Fujimoto Miki]]

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{{Japanese name|Abe}}
{{JapaneseText}}{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Natsumi Abe 安倍なつみ
| Img =
| Img_capt = Abe on [[Utaban]] in 2007.
| Background = solo_singer
| Alias = Nacchi
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|8|10}}
| Died =
| Origin = [[Muroran]], [[Hokkaidō]], Japan
| Genre = [[Japanese pop]]
| Occupation = Singer
| Years_active = 1997–present
| Label = [[Zetima]], [[hachama]]
| Associated_acts = [[Morning Musume]], [[Nochiura Natsumi]], [[DEF.DIVA]], [[Sakuragumi]], [[Kiiro 5]], [[10-nin Matsuri]], [[Odoru 11]], [[Salt5]], [[H.P. All Stars]]
| URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]
}}

{{nihongo|'''Natsumi Abe'''|安倍なつみ|Abe Natsumi}}, born August 10, 1981 in [[Muroran]], [[Hokkaidō]], Japan, is a Japanese singer and actress, and a former member of [[Morning Musume]].

== Biography ==


She released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi", on August 13, 2003,<ref>{{cite web|title= 22 Sai no Watashi|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/s_002.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> just a few days after her 22nd birthday. Her first full length album, ''Hitoribotchi'', was then released on February 4, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title= Hitoribotchi|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/a_001.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> containing many solo versions of Morning Musume songs.


In August 2005, her fifth single, "Koi no Hana", was released,<ref>{{cite web|title= Koi no Hana|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/s_006.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> and she also became a member of the Hello! Project special unit [[DEF.DIVA]] together with [[Maki Goto]], [[Rika Ishikawa]] and [[Aya Matsuura]] in October.<ref>{{cite web|title= Suki Sugite Baka Mitai|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/defdiva/s_001.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> The single "Takaramono" was also released in November credited as "Sen", who is the main character of the drama "Takaramono", played by Abe. In the spring of 2006, Abe released a new single, "Sweet Holic",<ref>{{cite web|title= Sweet Holic|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/s_007.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> together with a new album, "2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~".<ref>{{cite web|title= 2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/a_002.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> June 2006 saw Abe release "The Stress," a cover of the 1989 song by pop idol [[Chisato Moritaka]].<ref>{{cite web|title= The Stress|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/s_008.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref>


In October of the same year "Amasugita Kajitsu" was released,<ref>{{cite web|title= Amasugita Kajitsu|url= http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/s_009.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese}}</ref> reaching 5th on the [[Oricon Chart]], the highest place she achieved since "Koi no Telephone Goal" in 2004.


Abe was prosecuted after causing a traffic accident on October 6, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=130|title= Abe Natsumi involved in traffic accident|date= 2007-10-08|publisher= Hello!Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/celebrities/20071009page_id=2363|title= Ex-Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe causes traffic accident in Shibuya|date= 2007-10-09|publisher= Japan News Review}}</ref> According to police, she was making a right turn out of a car park on Sunday evening when she hit a motorbike. Abe was unhurt but the rider suffered minor injuries to his elbow and back. Abe has had her driving license for less than a year and still has a learner's sticker on her car.


On October 5, 2008, Abe performed in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the [[Sunshine City, Tokyo|Sunshine City]] building in [[Ikebukuro]]. She was joined by other artists who were popular in the 1980s, such as [[Hiroko Moriguchi]] and [[Ayumi Nakamura]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sunshinecity.co.jp/sunshine/event/e0248.html|title= Sunshine City × TOKYO FM ～KiseKi～ Premium Live|accessdate= 2008-10-11|publisher= Sunshinecity Corporation|language= Japanese}}</ref>

It was announced on October 19, 2008, on the official Hello! Project website, that Abe will graduate from Hello! Project along with the rest of Elder Club on March 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=article&topic=558|title= Elder Club members to graduate from Hello! Project|accessdate= December 13, 2008|publisher= Hello!Online|date= 2008-10-19}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{dablink|For releases as a member of Morning Musume, please see the [[Morning Musume discography]].}}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
|-
! #
! Title
! Release date
! Peak rank
! Copies sold
!style="width:30%"| Miscellaneous info
|-
| –
| {{nihongo|"Haha to Musume no Duet Song" |母と娘のデュエットソング}}
| April 30, 2003
| #18
| 15,689
|align="left"| A duet with {{nihongo|[[Okeisan]]|おけいさん}}
|-
| 1
| {{nihongo|"22 Sai no Watashi"|22歳の私}}
| August 12, 2003
| #2
| 81,460
|align="left"| Used as the theme song for {{nihongo|[[17 Sai ~Tabidachi no Futari~]]|17才〜旅立ちのふたり〜}}.
|-
| –
| {{nihongo|"Pi~hyara Kōta"|ピ～ヒャラ小唄}}
| November 19, 2003
| #22
| 16,410
|align="left"| Abe is credited as {{nihongo|"Pudding-chan"|プリンちゃん}}, the song was a [[double A-side]] together with {{nihongo|[[MiniHams]]|ミニハムズ}}'s {{nihongo|[[Mirakururun Grand Purin!]]|ミラクルルングランプリン!}}.
|-
| 2
| {{nihongo|"Datte Ikitekanakucha"|だって生きてかなくちゃ}}
| June 1, 2004
| #7
| 55,113
|
|-
| 3
| {{nihongo|"Koi no Telephone Goal"|恋のテレフォン Goal}}
| August 10, 2004
| #5
| 47,351
|
|-
| 4
| {{nihongo|"Yume Naraba"|夢ならば}}
| April 19, 2005
| #5
| 36,248
|
|-
| 5
| {{nihongo|"Koi no Hana"|恋の花}}
| August 30, 2005
| #9
| 30,450
|
|-
| –
| {{nihongo|"Takaramono"|たからもの|Treasure}}
| November 30, 2005
| #23
| 11,851
|align="left"| Abe is credited as {{nihongo|"Sen"|千|}} on this release.
|-
| 6
| {{nihongo|"Sweet Holic"|スイートホリック}}
| April 12, 2006
| #8
| 17,087
|
|-
| 7
| {{nihongo|"The Stress"|ザ・ストレス}}
| June 28, 2006
| #14
| 14,015
|
|-
| 8
| {{nihongo|"Amasugita Kajitsu"|甘すぎた果実}}
| October 4, 2006
| #5
| 22,204
|
|-
| 9
| {{nihongo|"Too Far Away ~Onna no Kokoro~" |Too far away ～おんなの心～}}
| May 9, 2007
| #15
| 11,817
|
|-
| 10
| {{nihongo|"Iki o Kasanemashō"|息を重ねましょう}}
| October 24, 2007
| #13
| 11,531
|
|-
| –
| {{nihongo|"16sai no Koi Nante"|16歳の恋なんて}}
| January 16, 2008
| #9
| 14,538
|align="left"| A duet with {{nihongo|[[Yajima Maimi]]|矢島舞美|}} of [[°C-ute]].
|-
| 11
| {{nihongo|"Screen"|スクリーン}}
| December 3, 2008
| #29
| 6,474
|
|}

=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
|-
! #
! Title
! Release date
! Peak rank
! Copies sold
! Type
|-
| 1
| {{nihongo|''Hitoribotchi''|一人ぼっち}}
| February 4, 2004
| #2
| 79,483
| [[Studio album]]
|-
| 2
| {{nihongo|''2nd ~Shimiwataru Omoi~''|２ｎｄ～染みわたる想い～}}
| March 29, 2006
| #9
| 23,972
| Studio album
|-
| 3
| ''25 ~Vingt-Cinq~''
| March 14, 2007
| #21
| 12,825
| [[Mini album]]
|}

== Acts ==
=== Television ===
* {{nihongo|[[Hello! Morning]]|ハロー！モーニング。|extra=April 9, 2000 – April 1, 2007}}
* {{nihongo|[[Futarigoto]]|二人ゴト|}}

=== Dramas ===
* {{nihongo|Aiken Rosinante no Sainan ~Mukai Ryūta no Dōbutsu Nikki!|向井荒太の動物日記～愛犬ロシナンテの災難～|extra=January – March 2001}}
* {{nihongo|Nurseman|ナースマン|extra=January – March 2002}}
* Angel Hearts (2002)
* {{nihongo|Koinu no Waltz|仔犬のワルツ|extra=April – June 2004}}
* Takaramono (November 2005)

=== Radio ===
* {{nihongo|[[Hello Pro Yanen!!]]|ハロプロやねん!!|extra=October 13, 2006}}

=== Movies ===
* Morning Cop
* Pinch Runner
* Last Present
* Koinu Dan no Monogatari
* Prison Girl

== Publications ==
=== Photobooks ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
! #
! Title
! Release date
! [[ISBN]]
! Photobook information
|-
!colspan="5"| Solo
|-
| 1
| {{nihongo|''Nacchi''|ナッチ}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847025563|title= ナッチ―安倍なつみ写真集|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| December 1999
| ISBN 4-8470-2556-3
| First solo photobook.
|-
| 2
| {{nihongo|''Natsumi''|なつみ}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847026853|title= 安倍なつみ写真集なつみ|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| November 11, 2001
| ISBN 4-8470-2685-3
| Second solo photobook.
|-
| 3
| {{nihongo|''Deai''|出逢い}}<ref name="pbsource">{{cite web|title= Hello! Project Photobook Release Schedule|url= http://www.helloproject.com/schedule/01/01/list03.html|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080210112531/http://www.helloproject.com/schedule/01/01/list03.html|publisher= Hello! Project|language= Japanese|archivedate= 2008-02-10}}</ref>
| February 25, 2004
| ISBN 4-8470-2794-9
| Third solo photobook.
|-
| –
| ''Natsumi Abe in Hello! Project 2004 Summer''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4812418364|title= 安倍なつみ in Hello! Project 2004 summer|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| September 28, 2004
| ISBN 4-8124-1836-4
|
|-
| 4
| {{nihongo|''Fu (Fū)''|Fu (ふう)}}<ref name="pbsource" />
| May 27, 2005
| ISBN 4-8470-2864-3
| Forth solo photobook.
|-
| –
| {{nihongo|''Abe Natsumi - Triangle Energy''|後浦なつみ Triangle Energy}}<ref name="pbsource" />
| July 6, 2005
| ISBN 4-8124-2249-3
|
|-
| 5
| {{nihongo|''Abe Natsumi - Alo-Hello!''|Abe Natsumi アロハロ!}}<ref name="pbsource" />
| November 1, 2005
| ISBN 4-0489-4262-X
| Fifth solo photobook.
|-
| 6
| ''Écru''<ref name="pbsource" />
| June 12, 2006
| ISBN 4-8470-2938-0
| Sixth solo photobook.
|-
| 7
| ''sCene''<ref name="pbsource" />
| March 28, 2007
| ISBN 978-4-0489-4487-8
| Seventh solo photobook.
|-
| 8
| ''Cám Ơn''<ref name="pbsource" />
| November 25, 2007
| ISBN 4-8470-4053-8
| Eighth solo photobook. Photographed in [[Vietnam]].
|-
!colspan="5"| Group
|-
| 1
| {{nihongo|''Pocket Morning Musume (Vol.2)''|ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4846305260|title= ポケットモーニング娘。〈Vol.2〉安倍なつみ・矢口真里・後藤真希・飯田圭織|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| September 2003
| ISBN 4-8463-0526-0
|
|-
| –
| ''Natsumi Abe & Berryz Kobo - Hello! Project 2005 Summer''<ref name="pbsource" />
| May 25, 2005
| ISBN 4-9025-7705-4
|
|-
| –
| ''Natsumi Abe & v-u-den - Hello! Project 2006 Winter''<ref name="pbsource" />
| April 2006
| ISBN 4-8124-2677-4
|
|}

=== Essay books ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2"
! #
! Title
! Release date
! [[ISBN]]
|-
| 1
| ''Album - 1998–2003''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4847014995|title= ALBUM―1998‐2003|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| April 2003
| ISBN 4-8470-1499-5
|-
| 2
| {{nihongo|''Sensei no Dōyōki Ushitsu Isshoni Utaō! Kuizu Tsuki Dōyō Zenshū'' |せんせいのどうようきょうしついっしょにうたおう!―クイズつき童謡全集}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4061046969|title= 安倍なつみせんせいのどうようきょうしついっしょにうたおう!—クイズつき童謡全集|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| July 2003
| ISBN 4-0610-4696-9
|-
| 3
| {{nihongo|''22 Sai no Nacchi''|22歳のなっち}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4884693353|title= 安倍なつみ 22歳のなっち|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| September 2003
| ISBN 4-8846-9335-3
|-
| 4
| ''Believe''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4898091377|title= 安倍なつみBelieve|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| October 2003
| ISBN 4-8980-9137-7
|-
| 5
| {{nihongo|''Abe Natsumi Photo & Essay Yōkō (Hikari)'' |安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ陽光（ひかり）}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4812416647|title= 安倍なつみフォト&エッセイ陽光（ひかり）|accessdate= 2007-08-18|publisher= Amazon.co.jp|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| May 21, 2004
| ISBN 4-8124-1664-7
|}

=== Calendars ===
* {{nihongo|''Natsumi Abe 2004 Calendar''|安倍なつみ 2004カレンダー|extra= Released October 2003}}
* ''Natsumi Abe 2005 Calendar'' (September 2004)
* ''Natsumi Abe 2006 Calendar'' (October 12, 2005)
* ''Natsumi Abe 2007 Calendar'' (October 2006)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.helloproject.com/discography/abe/ Official Hello! Project discography] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/database-artist.php?id=577 Abe Natsumi file at JaME]
* [http://www.abe-natsumi.com/ Official Home Page] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.abe-natsumi.com/blog/ Official Blog] {{ja icon}}

{{Morning Musume}}



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