- 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, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken, Okinawan: Uchināchin) is the
southernmost and
westernmost prefecture of ****an. It has a po****tion...
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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...
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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...
- ****uoka
Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east,
Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast,
Nagano Prefecture to the north, and
Aichi Prefecture to...
- mi).
Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and
Gunma Prefecture to the north,
Nagano Prefecture to the west,
Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest...
- 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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Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is a
landlocked prefecture of ****an
located in the Chūbu
region of Honshū.
Nagano Prefecture has a po****tion of 2...
- second-largest
island of ****an and
comprises the
largest and
northernmost prefecture,
making up its own region. The
Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from...
