Regions and islands
- Hokkaidō (the island and its archipelago)
- Honshū Tōhoku region (northern part) Kantō region (eastern part) Nanpō Islands (part of Tokyo Metropolis) Chūbu region (central part) Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu) ...
- Shikoku.
- Kyūshū Northern Kyūshū Southern Kyūshū Ryukyu Islands. Satsunan Islands. Okinawa.
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What are the 8 main regions of Japan?
Japan is officially divided into the following eight regions:
Hokkaido.
Tohoku.
Kanto.
Chubu.
Kinki/Kansai.
Chugoku.
Shikoku.
Kyushu (incl. Okinawa)
What are the 47 prefectures of Japan?
Lists of prefectures
Hokkaidō Hokkaidō
Tōhoku. Aomori. Iwate. Miyagi. Akita. Yamagata. ...
Kantō Ibaraki. Tochigi. Gunma. Saitama. Chiba. ...
Chūbu. Niigata. Toyama. Ishikawa. Fukui. Yamanashi. ...
Kansai. Mie. Shiga. Kyōto. Ōsaka. Hyōgo. ...
Chūgoku. Tottori. Shimane. Okayama. Hiroshima. ...
Shikoku. Tokushima. Kagawa. Ehime. Kōchi.
Kyūshū Fukuoka. Saga. Nagasaki. Kumamoto.
Is Japan made up of 47 regions?
Japan has 47 prefectures. On the basis of geographical and historical background, these prefectures can be divided into eight regions: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu-Okinawa. Each region has its own dialect, customs, and unique traditional culture.
What is the difference between a region and a prefecture?
A prefecture is the major town in a departement, the prefect being the representant of the state, of France, the mayor is the representant of the city, of the local power, a region is an assembly o departments, and a state… there is only one state, France, continental or overseas.
Map of the regions of Japan. From north to south: Hokkaidō (red), Tōhoku (green), Kantō (blue), Chūbu (brown), Kansai (teal), Chūgoku (green-yellow), Shikoku ( ...
List of regions of Japan ; C · Central Highland (Japan) ; G · Gokishichidō ; H · Hokurikudō ; I. Iya Valley ...
Aomori · Iwate · Miyagi · Akita · Yamagata · Fukushima.
Provinces of Japan (令制国, Ryōseikoku) were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. The Provinces of Japan circa 1600 Hiking, ...
1, Tokyo MEA [Wikidata], Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi ; 2, Osaka MEA [Wikidata], Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama ; 3, Nagoya MEA [ ...
Comparison of regions of Japan · Geography and culture · Kansai region · Kantō region · Tōhoku region · Chūbu region · Chūgoku region · Shikoku region · Kyūshū region ...
C · Chūbu region (1 C, 1 P) · Chūgoku region (1 C, 3 P) ...
Japanese regions by HDI (2021) edit ; 1, Southern Kantō (Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano), 0.951 ; 2, Kansai (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, ...
Sakhalin, Hokkaido, & Sikhote-Alin Coast · Lake Biwa · Honshu-Shikoku-Kyushu · Ogasarawa Islands - Kazan Archipelago ...