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Prefectures of Japan

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
Areas: 1,861.7 km2 (718.8 sq mi) (Kagawa) – 83,453.6 km2 (32,221.6 sq mi) (Hokkaido)
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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