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Bookmark or Share- List of the 47 Prefectures of Japan by Area - ThoughtCo1) Hokkaido. Area: 32,221 square miles (83,452 sq km) Capital: Sapporo. 2) Iwate. Area: 5,899 square miles (15,278 sq km) Capital: Morioka. 3) Fukushima. Area: 5,321 square miles (13,782 sq km) Capital: Fukushima City. 4) Nagano. Area: 4,864 square miles (12,598 sq km) Capital: Nagano. 5) Niigata. Area: 4,857 square miles (12,582 sq km)
- The Prefectures of Japan - WorldAtlasA prefecture in Japan is a district under the government. Japan’s prefectures form the first level of administrative division. The country is divided into 47 prefectures, two of which are urban prefectures, one is a territory or circuit, and the other is a metropolis.
- Prefectures of Japan - WikipediaGeneral. annotation. References. External links. Prefectures of Japan. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures ( 都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
- The Prefectures of Japan | Nippon.comA Nippon.com series on Japan’s prefectures, giving brief overviews of the 47 areas, from Hokkaidō in the north to Okinawa in the south, that make up the nation as a whole.
- Prefecture - WikipediaA prefecture (from the Latin praefectura) is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international church structures, as well as in antiquity a Roman district.
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