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Japanese Prefectures

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Japan's Regions

Japan is made up of eight generally recognised regions, though these regions are not administrative or political divisions of the country.

From north to south of the country these geographical areas are:
Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu & Okinawa

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Japan's Prefectures

Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures (see the chart below).

There are 43 (県 ken), 2 urban prefectures (府 fu), Kyoto and Osaka, one capital Tokyo (都 to) and one "circuit" or "road" (道 do) Hokkaido.

This division of the country into prefectures, each with their own elected assembly and governor, dates from the Meiji Period in Japanese history when the domains (han) of the samurai feudal lords (大名 daimyo) were abolished.

The present number of 47 prefectures came in to existence in 1888. Each prefecture has a prefectural capital.

Hokkaido
北海道		 Tohoku
東北		 Kanto
関東		 Chubu
中部
Region Information
1. Hokkaido　北海道		 2. Aomori　青森
3. Akita　秋田
4. Iwate　岩手
5. Yamagata　山形
6. Miyagi　宮城
7. Fukushima　福島		 8. Tochigi　栃木
9. Gunma　群馬
10. Ibaraki　茨城
11. Saitama　埼玉
12. Tokyo　東京
13. Chiba　千葉
14. Kanagawa　神奈川		 Region Information
15. Niigata　新潟
16. Ishikawa　石川
17. Toyama　富山
18. Nagano　長野
19. Fukui　福井
20. Gifu　岐阜
21. Yamanashi　山梨
22. Aichi　愛知
23. Shizuoka　静岡
Kansai
関西		 Chugoku
中国		 Shikoku
四国		 Kyushu & Okinawa
九州・沖縄
24. Hyogo　兵庫
25. Kyoto　京都
26. Shiga　滋賀
27. Osaka　大阪
28. Nara　奈良
29. Mie　三重
30. Wakayama　和歌山		 31. Tottori　鳥取
32. Shimane　島根
33. Okayama　岡山
34. Hiroshima　広島
35. Yamaguchi　山口		 36. Kagawa　香川
37. Ehime　愛媛
38. Tokushima　徳島
39. Kochi　高知		 Region Information
40. Fukuoka　福岡
41. Saga　佐賀
42. Nagasaki　長崎
43. Kumamoto　熊本
44. Oita　大分
45. Miyazaki　宮崎
46. Kagoshima　鹿児島
47. Okinawa　沖縄

Map of Japan's Prefectures

Map of Japan Prefectures

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