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Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan. [1] Ranks are given by estimated areas. Undetermined areas here account for domestic boundary regions either in uncertainty or disputed among Japanese prefectures.
The Japanese government also considered a plan to merge several groups of prefectures, creating a subnational administrative division system consisting of between nine and 13 states, and giving these states more local autonomy than the prefectures currently enjoy. [4]
This is a list of Japan's major islands, traditional regions, and subregions, going from northeast to southwest. [13] [14] The eight traditional regions are marked in bold. Hokkaidō (the island and its archipelago) Honshū. Tōhoku region (northern part) Kantō region (eastern part) Nanpō Islands (part of Tokyo Metropolis) Chūbu region ...
The following 8 pages use this file: 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay; Administrative divisions of Japan; Ekiden; Japan; List of Japanese prefectural name etymologies; List of capitals in Japan; User:Chickstarr404/Gather lists/13386 – "A Travelers Alphabet" by Stephen Runciman; Template:Japan Regions and Prefectures Labelled Map
The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" (都; To), Tokyo; one "circuit" (道; Dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府; Fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県; Ken). In Japanese, they are commonly referred to collectively as Todōfuken (都道府県).
English: Map of the regions and prefectures of Japan without labels. 日本語: 日本の地域と都道府県の地図（無印） 中文（繁體）： 日本都道府縣及地方分區圖（無標籤）
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