Rank
|
Population
|
Prefecture
|
Answer
|
1
|
1,201,281
|
Hiroshima
|
Hiroshima
|
2
|
719,474
|
Okayama
|
Okayama
|
3
|
477,118
|
Okayama
|
Kurashiki
|
4
|
461,268
|
Hiroshima
|
Fukuyama
|
5
|
255,199
|
Yamaguchi
|
Shimonoseki
|
6
|
214,717
|
Hiroshima
|
Kure
|
7
|
203,779
|
Shimane
|
Matsue
|
8
|
196,755
|
Hiroshima
|
Higashi-Hiroshima
|
9
|
194,110
|
Yamaguchi
|
Yamaguchi
|
10
|
188,614
|
Tottori
|
Tottori
|
11
|
172,887
|
Shimane
|
Izumo
|
12
|
162,707
|
Yamaguchi
|
Ube
|
13
|
147,421
|
Tottori
|
Yonago
|
14
|
137,607
|
Yamaguchi
|
Shūnan
|
15
|
131,243
|
Hiroshima
|
Onomichi
|
16
|
129,226
|
Yamaguchi
|
Iwakuni
|
17
|
114,253
|
Hiroshima
|
Hatsukaichi
|
18
|
114,038
|
Yamaguchi
|
Hōfu
|
19
|
103,746
|
Okayama
|
Tsuyama
|
20
|
90,648
|
Hiroshima
|
Mihara
|
21
|
66,855
|
Okayama
|
Sōja
|
22
|
60,736
|
Okayama
|
Tamano
|
23
|
60,367
|
Yamaguchi
|
San'yō-Onoda
|
24
|
55,960
|
Yamaguchi
|
Kudamatsu
|
25
|
54,622
|
Shimane
|
Hamada
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
Prefecture
|
Answer
|
26
|
51,193
|
Hiroshima
|
Fuchū (town)
|
27
|
50,722
|
Hiroshima
|
Miyoshi
|
28
|
50,568
|
Okayama
|
Kasaoka
|
29
|
49,821
|
Yamaguchi
|
Hikari
|
30
|
46,526
|
Tottori
|
Kurayoshi
|
31
|
46,124
|
Okayama
|
Maniwa
|
32
|
45,039
|
Shimane
|
Masuda
|
33
|
44,661
|
Yamaguchi
|
Hagi
|
34
|
43,214
|
Okayama
|
Akaiwa
|
35
|
41,390
|
Okayama
|
Ibara
|
36
|
37,677
|
Hiroshima
|
Fuchū (city)
|
37
|
37,113
|
Shimane
|
Yasugi
|
38
|
36,975
|
Okayama
|
Setouchi
|
39
|
36,024
|
Shimane
|
Unnan
|
40
|
35,179
|
Okayama
|
Bizen
|
41
|
34,235
|
Okayama
|
Asakuchi
|
42
|
33,721
|
Hiroshima
|
Shōbara
|
43
|
32,866
|
Shimane
|
Ōda
|
44
|
32,760
|
Tottori
|
Sakaiminato
|
45
|
32,537
|
Yamaguchi
|
Nagato
|
46
|
32,075
|
Okayama
|
Takahashi
|
47
|
30,821
|
Yamaguchi
|
Yanai
|
48
|
30,658
|
Okayama
|
Niimi
|
49
|
29,646
|
Hiroshima
|
Kaita
|
50
|
27,977
|
Okayama
|
Mimasaka
|
|