- A
prefecture (from the
Latin word, "praefectura") is an
administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an
appointed prefect. This can be a regional...
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Okinawa Prefecture (****anese: 沖縄県/おきなわけん, Hepburn:
Okinawa Ken, Okinawan: 沖縄県, romanized: Uchināchin) is the
southernmost and
westernmost prefecture of ****an...
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Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the Kantō
region of Honshu.
Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous...
- division. They
include 43
prefectures proper (県, ken), two
urban prefectures (府, fu:
Osaka and Kyoto), one
regional prefecture (道, dō: Hokkaidō) and one...
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Greater Tokyo Area,
which includes Tokyo and
parts of six
neighboring prefectures, is the most
populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million...
- Hyōgo
Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the
Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo
Prefecture has a po****tion of 5,469,762 (as...
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Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken,
pronounced [aitɕi̥ ꜜkeɴ]) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the Chūbu
region of Honshū.: 11, 126
Aichi Prefecture has...
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Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [saꜜi.ta.ma, sai.ta.maꜜ.keɴ]) is a
landlocked prefecture of ****an
located in the Kantō region...
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Prefecture is
bordered by
Aomori Prefecture to the north,
Iwate Prefecture to the east,
Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and
Yamagata Prefecture to...
- 101 sq mi). Gifu
Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north;
Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, ****ui
Prefecture and
Shiga Prefecture to the west...
