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[[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~~~~ken (都道府県)''.

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[[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''''ken (都道府県)''.

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~~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>:~~

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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>

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[[Image:Japan map.gif|right]]

== 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 ==

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# 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.

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# 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.

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# Fu~~~~kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu~~~~kushima.

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# Fu''''kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu''''kushima.

== Kanto Region ==

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# Gunma (群馬県) - The capital city is Maebashi.

# Ibaraki (茨城県) - The capital city is Mito.

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# Kanagawa (神奈川県) - The capital city is Yokohama.

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# 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.

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# Tokyo (東京都) - This is the only prefecture referred to as a [[metropolis]] ''to (都)'' rather than a prefecture ''ken (県)''.

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# [[Tokyo]] (東京都) - This is the only prefecture referred to as a [[metropolis]] ''to (都)'' rather than a prefecture ''ken (県)''.

== Chūbu Region ==

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# Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is Nagoya

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# Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is [[Nagoya]]

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# Fu~~~~kui ((福井) - The capital city is Fu~~~~kui

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# Fu''''kui (福井) - The capital city is Fu''''kui

# Gifu (岐阜県) - The capital city is Gifu.

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# Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is Kanazawa.

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# Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is [[Kanazawa]].

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# Nagano (長野県) - The capital city is

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# Nagano (長野県) - The capital city is [[Nagano]], host of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.

# 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>

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# Yamanashi (山梨県) - The capital city is Kōfu.

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# Yamanashi (山梨県) - The capital city is [[Kōfu]].

== Kansai Region ==

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# Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is Kobe.

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# Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is [[Kobe]].

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# Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is Kyoto.

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# Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is [[Kyoto]].

# Mie (三重県,) - The capital city is Tsu.

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# Nara (奈良県) - The capital city is Nara.

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# Nara (奈良県) - The capital city is [[Nara]].

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# Osaka (大阪府) - The capital city is Osaka. The Osaka-Kobe region is also referred to as [[Hanshin]] (阪神).

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# 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.

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== Chūgoku Region ==

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# Hiroshima (広島県) - The capital city is Hiroshima, infamous as the target of the [[Little Boy]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].

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# 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.

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== Shikoku Region ==

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# Ehime (愛媛県) - The capital city is Matsuyama.

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# 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.

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== Kyūshū and Okinawa Regions ==

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# Fu~~~~kuoka (福岡県) - The capital city is Fu~~~~kuoka

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# Fu''''kuoka (福岡県) - The capital city is Fu''''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.

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# Nagasaki (長崎県) - The capital city is Nagasaki, target of the [[Fat Man]] [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War 2]].

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# 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]].

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