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New page: Japan is divided into a total of 47 '''prefectures'''<ref>http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1002.html</ref>, created during the Meiji Restoration, with each being further sub-divide...
[[Japan]] is divided into a total of 47 '''prefectures'''<ref>http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1002.html</ref>, created during the [[Meiji Restoration]], with each being further sub-divided into [[municipalities]]. The term prefecture is derived from the translation of ''todōfu<i></i>ken (都道府県)''.
The 47 prefectures of [[Japan]] are as follows, listed from north to south, per region<ref>http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1002.html</ref>:
== Hokkaido Region ==
# [[Hokkaido]] (北海道) - the northernmost prefecture and the only one to encompass an entire main [[island]]. Capital city is [[Sapporo]].
== Tohoku Region ==
# Aomori (青森県) - the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island [[Honshu]], named after [[Aomori Bay]] (青森湾). Capital city is Aomori City.
# Iwate (岩手県) - The capital city is Morioka.
# Miyagi (宮城県) - The capital city is Sendai.
# Akita (秋田県) - The capital city is Akita.
# Yamagata (山形県) - The capital city is Yamagata.
# Fu<i></I>kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu<i></I>kushima.
== Kanto Region ==
# Chiba (千葉県) - The capital city is Chiba. Narita is probably the other best-known city within this prefecture.
# Gunma (群馬県) - The capital city is Maebashi.
# Ibaraki (茨城県) - The capital city is Mito.
# Kanagawa (神奈川県) - The capital city is Yokohama.
# Saitama (埼玉県) - The capital city is Saitama.
# Tochigi (栃木県) - The capital city is Utsunomiya.
# Tokyo (東京都) - This is the only prefecture referred to as a [[metropolis]] ''to (都)'' rather than a prefecture ''ken (県)''.
== Chūbu Region ==
# Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is Nagoya
# Fu<i></i>kui ((福井) - The capital city is Fu<i></i>kui
# Gifu (岐阜県) - The capital city is Gifu.
# Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is Kanazawa.
# Nagano (長野県) - The capital city is
# Niigata (新潟県) - The capital city is Niigata. The name translates as ''new lagoon''.
# Shizuoka (静岡県) - The capital city is Shizuoka.
# Toyama (富山県) - The capital city is Toyama. The region is notorious for widespread [[cadmium]] poisoning in 1950, giving rise to the term ''"[[Itai-itai disease]]"''. It translates as ''"Ouch-ouch disease"'' and is derived from the screams of its sufferers.<ref>http://www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp/~pubhealt/cadmium2/itaiitai-e/itai01.html</ref>
# Yamanashi (山梨県) - The capital city is Kōfu.
== Kansai Region ==
# Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is Kobe.
# Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is Kyoto.
# Mie (三重県,) - The capital city is Tsu.
# Nara (奈良県) - The capital city is Nara.
# Osaka (大阪府) - The capital city is Osaka. The Osaka-Kobe region is also referred to as [[Hanshin]] (阪神).
# Shiga (滋賀県) - The capital city is Otsu.
# Wakayama (和歌山県) - The capital city is Wakayama.
== Chūgoku Region ==
# Hiroshima (広島県) - The capital city is Hiroshima, infamous as the target of the [[Little Boy]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].
# Okayama (岡山県) - The capital city is Okayama.
# Shimane (島根県) - The capital city is Matsue.
# Tottori (鳥取県) - The capital city is Tottori. This is the least populous of all the prefectures, with a population density per square kilometer almost half that of the national average - 176 versus 337.<ref>http://www.stat.go.jp/English/data/handbook/c02cont.htm</ref>
# Yamaguchi (山口県) - The capital city is Yamaguchi. Nagato, Shimonoseki and Ube are other significant cities found in this prefecture.
== Shikoku Region ==
# Ehime (愛媛県) - The capital city is Matsuyama.
# Kagawa (香川県) - The capital city is Takamatsu.
# Kōchi (高知県) - The capital city is Kōchi.
# Tokushima (徳島県) - The capital city is Tokushima.
== Kyūshū and Okinawa Regions ==
# Fu<i></i>kuoka (福岡県) - The capital city is Fu<i></i>kuoka
# Kagoshima (鹿児島県) - The capital city is Kagoshima.
# Kumamoto (熊本県) - The capital city is Kumamoto.
# Miyazaki (宮崎県) - The capital city is Miyazaki.
# Nagasaki (長崎県) - The capital city is Nagasaki, target of the [[Fat Man]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].
# Ōita (大分県) - The capital city is Ōita.
# Okinawa (沖縄県) - The capital city is Naha.
# Saga (佐賀県) - The capital city is Saga. This prefecture is famous for its production of [[ceramics]] and [[porcelain]].
== References ==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Japan]]
The 47 prefectures of [[Japan]] are as follows, listed from north to south, per region<ref>http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1002.html</ref>:
== Hokkaido Region ==
# [[Hokkaido]] (北海道) - the northernmost prefecture and the only one to encompass an entire main [[island]]. Capital city is [[Sapporo]].
== Tohoku Region ==
# Aomori (青森県) - the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island [[Honshu]], named after [[Aomori Bay]] (青森湾). Capital city is Aomori City.
# Iwate (岩手県) - The capital city is Morioka.
# Miyagi (宮城県) - The capital city is Sendai.
# Akita (秋田県) - The capital city is Akita.
# Yamagata (山形県) - The capital city is Yamagata.
# Fu<i></I>kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu<i></I>kushima.
== Kanto Region ==
# Chiba (千葉県) - The capital city is Chiba. Narita is probably the other best-known city within this prefecture.
# Gunma (群馬県) - The capital city is Maebashi.
# Ibaraki (茨城県) - The capital city is Mito.
# Kanagawa (神奈川県) - The capital city is Yokohama.
# Saitama (埼玉県) - The capital city is Saitama.
# Tochigi (栃木県) - The capital city is Utsunomiya.
# Tokyo (東京都) - This is the only prefecture referred to as a [[metropolis]] ''to (都)'' rather than a prefecture ''ken (県)''.
== Chūbu Region ==
# Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is Nagoya
# Fu<i></i>kui ((福井) - The capital city is Fu<i></i>kui
# Gifu (岐阜県) - The capital city is Gifu.
# Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is Kanazawa.
# Nagano (長野県) - The capital city is
# Niigata (新潟県) - The capital city is Niigata. The name translates as ''new lagoon''.
# Shizuoka (静岡県) - The capital city is Shizuoka.
# Toyama (富山県) - The capital city is Toyama. The region is notorious for widespread [[cadmium]] poisoning in 1950, giving rise to the term ''"[[Itai-itai disease]]"''. It translates as ''"Ouch-ouch disease"'' and is derived from the screams of its sufferers.<ref>http://www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp/~pubhealt/cadmium2/itaiitai-e/itai01.html</ref>
# Yamanashi (山梨県) - The capital city is Kōfu.
== Kansai Region ==
# Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is Kobe.
# Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is Kyoto.
# Mie (三重県,) - The capital city is Tsu.
# Nara (奈良県) - The capital city is Nara.
# Osaka (大阪府) - The capital city is Osaka. The Osaka-Kobe region is also referred to as [[Hanshin]] (阪神).
# Shiga (滋賀県) - The capital city is Otsu.
# Wakayama (和歌山県) - The capital city is Wakayama.
== Chūgoku Region ==
# Hiroshima (広島県) - The capital city is Hiroshima, infamous as the target of the [[Little Boy]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].
# Okayama (岡山県) - The capital city is Okayama.
# Shimane (島根県) - The capital city is Matsue.
# Tottori (鳥取県) - The capital city is Tottori. This is the least populous of all the prefectures, with a population density per square kilometer almost half that of the national average - 176 versus 337.<ref>http://www.stat.go.jp/English/data/handbook/c02cont.htm</ref>
# Yamaguchi (山口県) - The capital city is Yamaguchi. Nagato, Shimonoseki and Ube are other significant cities found in this prefecture.
== Shikoku Region ==
# Ehime (愛媛県) - The capital city is Matsuyama.
# Kagawa (香川県) - The capital city is Takamatsu.
# Kōchi (高知県) - The capital city is Kōchi.
# Tokushima (徳島県) - The capital city is Tokushima.
== Kyūshū and Okinawa Regions ==
# Fu<i></i>kuoka (福岡県) - The capital city is Fu<i></i>kuoka
# Kagoshima (鹿児島県) - The capital city is Kagoshima.
# Kumamoto (熊本県) - The capital city is Kumamoto.
# Miyazaki (宮崎県) - The capital city is Miyazaki.
# Nagasaki (長崎県) - The capital city is Nagasaki, target of the [[Fat Man]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].
# Ōita (大分県) - The capital city is Ōita.
# Okinawa (沖縄県) - The capital city is Naha.
# Saga (佐賀県) - The capital city is Saga. This prefecture is famous for its production of [[ceramics]] and [[porcelain]].
== References ==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Japan]]