12/02/2015 · Japan is a surprisingly large and diverse country with a total of 47 prefectures that are roughly equivalent to states or provinces in other countries.Most of Japan's prefectures have a population greater than a million people. Each is home to dozens of towns, hundreds of attractions and numerous local festivals.

24/03/2011 · Because of Japan's large size, it is divided into 47 different prefectures for local administration . Prefectures in Japan are the highest level of government that an area can have as it is right below the federal government. They are similar to the 50 states of the United States and the 28 states of India or the provinces of Canada. Each prefecture has its own governor …

Modern Japan has divided into a total of 47 prefectures; 43 proper prefectures, the 2 urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto, one ‘circuit’ or ‘territory’ (Hokkaido), and one ‘metropolis’ prefecture, Toyko.

26/08/2019 · 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. All the prefectures are equal in autonomy except Tokyo which has retained some additional municipal authority within its territories.

Prefectures: Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, and Aichi. Kanji breakdown: 中 (middle) + 部 (part)

Japan: Prefectures: Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, …