Prefectures of Japan
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Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper, two urban prefectures, one regional... Wikipedia
Number: 47 Prefectures
Government: Prefecture Government, Central Government
Location: Japan
Category: First level administrative division of a unitary state
Subdivisions: contiguous: municipalities; partial: Subprefectures; historical: districts
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They include 43 prefectures proper (県, ken), two urban prefectures (府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto), one regional prefecture (道, dō: Hokkaidō) and one metropolis (都 ...
Japan is divided into 9 regions, which are split into 47 smaller prefectures. Those regions are not formally specified; they do not have elected officials ...
Prefectures: Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Ōita and Saga in Northern Kyushu; Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Okinawa in Southern Kyushu. Japan regions ...
1. Hokkaidō · Tōhoku · 2. Aomori · 3. Iwate · 4. Miyagi · 5. Akita · 6. Yamagata · 7. Fukushima · Kantō · 8. Ibaraki
Apr 13, 2023 · A Nippon.com series on Japan's prefectures, giving brief overviews of the 47 areas, from Hokkaidō in the north to Okinawa in the south, ...