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| − | [[Japan]] is divided into a total of 47 '''prefectures'''<ref>http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1002.html</ref> | + | [[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> | ||
| + | [[Image:Japan map.gif|right]] | ||
== Hokkaido Region == | == Hokkaido Region == | ||
# [[Hokkaido]] (北海道) - the northernmost prefecture and the only one to encompass an entire main [[island]]. Capital city is [[Sapporo]]. | # [[Hokkaido]] (北海道) - the northernmost prefecture and the only one to encompass an entire main [[island]]. Capital city is [[Sapporo]]. | ||
== Tohoku Region == | == 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. | + | # 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. | # Iwate (岩手県) - The capital city is Morioka. | ||
# Miyagi (宮城県) - The capital city is Sendai. | # Miyagi (宮城県) - The capital city is Sendai. | ||
# Akita (秋田県) - The capital city is Akita. | # Akita (秋田県) - The capital city is Akita. | ||
# Yamagata (山形県) - The capital city is Yamagata. | # Yamagata (山形県) - The capital city is Yamagata. | ||
| − | # Fu | + | # Fu''''kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu''''kushima. |
== Kanto Region == | == Kanto Region == | ||
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# Gunma (群馬県) - The capital city is Maebashi. | # Gunma (群馬県) - The capital city is Maebashi. | ||
# Ibaraki (茨城県) - The capital city is Mito. | # Ibaraki (茨城県) - The capital city is Mito. | ||
| − | # Kanagawa (神奈川県) - The capital city is Yokohama. | + | # Kanagawa (神奈川県) - The capital city is [[Yokohama]]. |
# Saitama (埼玉県) - The capital city is Saitama. | # Saitama (埼玉県) - The capital city is Saitama. | ||
# Tochigi (栃木県) - The capital city is Utsunomiya. | # 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)''. | + | # [[Tokyo]] (東京都) - This is the only prefecture referred to as a [[metropolis]] ''to (都)'' rather than a prefecture ''ken (県)''. |
== Chūbu Region == | == Chūbu Region == | ||
| − | # Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is Nagoya | + | # Aichi (愛知県) - The capital city is [[Nagoya]] |
| − | # Fu | + | # Fu''''kui (福井) - The capital city is Fu''''kui |
# Gifu (岐阜県) - The capital city is Gifu. | # Gifu (岐阜県) - The capital city is Gifu. | ||
| − | # Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is Kanazawa. | + | # Ishikawa (石川県) - The capital city is [[Kanazawa]]. |
| − | # Nagano (長野県) - The capital city is Nagano, host of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. | + | # 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''. | # Niigata (新潟県) - The capital city is Niigata. The name translates as ''new lagoon''. | ||
# Shizuoka (静岡県) - The capital city is Shizuoka. | # 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> | # 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. | + | # Yamanashi (山梨県) - The capital city is [[Kōfu]]. |
== Kansai Region == | == Kansai Region == | ||
| − | # Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is Kobe. | + | # Hyōgo (兵庫県) - The capital city is [[Kobe]]. |
| − | # Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is Kyoto. | + | # Kyoto (京都府) - The capital city is [[Kyoto]]. |
# Mie (三重県,) - The capital city is Tsu. | # Mie (三重県,) - The capital city is Tsu. | ||
| − | # Nara (奈良県) - The capital city is Nara. | + | # 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). | + | # 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. | # Shiga (滋賀県) - The capital city is Otsu. | ||
# Wakayama (和歌山県) - The capital city is Wakayama. | # Wakayama (和歌山県) - The capital city is Wakayama. | ||
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== Shikoku Region == | == Shikoku Region == | ||
| − | # Ehime (愛媛県) - The capital city is Matsuyama. | + | # Ehime (愛媛県) - The capital city is [[Matsuyama]]. |
# Kagawa (香川県) - The capital city is Takamatsu. | # Kagawa (香川県) - The capital city is Takamatsu. | ||
# Kōchi (高知県) - The capital city is Kōchi. | # Kōchi (高知県) - The capital city is Kōchi. | ||
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== Kyūshū and Okinawa Regions == | == Kyūshū and Okinawa Regions == | ||
| − | # Fu | + | # Fu''''kuoka (福岡県) - The capital city is Fu''''kuoka |
# Kagoshima (鹿児島県) - The capital city is Kagoshima. | # Kagoshima (鹿児島県) - The capital city is Kagoshima. | ||
# Kumamoto (熊本県) - The capital city is Kumamoto. | # Kumamoto (熊本県) - The capital city is Kumamoto. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:47, July 13, 2016
Japan is divided into a total of 47 prefectures,[1] 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).
The 47 prefectures of Japan are as follows, listed from north to south, per region:[2]
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'kushima (福島県)- The capital city is Fu'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'kui (福井) - The capital city is Fu'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 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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'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.
- 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.