- 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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Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [ka.naꜜ.ɡa.wa, -ŋa.wa, -na.ɡa.waꜜ.keɴ, -ŋa.waꜜ-]) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in...
- 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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Okinawa Prefecture (****anese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [o.kʲi.na.wa(ꜜ.keɴ)], Okinawan: 沖縄県, romanized: Uchināchin) is the southernmost...
- second-largest
island of ****an and
comprises the
largest and
northernmost prefecture,
making up its own region. The
Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from...
- Hyōgo
Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [çoꜜː.ɡo, -ŋo, çoː.ɡoꜜ.keɴ, -ŋoꜜ.keɴ]) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the
Kansai region...
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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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Prefecture is
bordered by
Aomori Prefecture to the north,
Iwate Prefecture to the east,
Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and
Yamagata Prefecture to...
- ****uoka
Prefecture (福岡県, ****uoka-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ.o.ka, -kɯ.o.kaꜜ.keɴ]) is a
prefecture of ****an
located on the
island of Kyūshū....
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Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken, ****anese pronunciation: [naꜜɡano, naɡanoꜜkeɴ]) is a
landlocked prefecture of ****an
located in the Chūbu
region of Honshu...
