- 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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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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Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu,
pronounced [oːsaka ɸɯ]) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the
Kansai region of Honshu.
Osaka Prefecture has a po****tion...
- 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 (****anese: 福岡県, Hepburn: ****uoka-ken) is a
prefecture of ****an
located on the
island of Kyūshū. ****uoka
Prefecture has a po****tion...
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Kyoto Prefecture (****anese: 京都府, Hepburn: Kyōto-fu) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the
Kansai region of Honshu.: 477, 587
Kyoto Prefecture has a...
- mi).
Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and
Gunma Prefecture to the north,
Nagano Prefecture to the west,
Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest...
- ****uoka
Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east,
Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast,
Nagano Prefecture to the north, and
Aichi Prefecture to...
- mi).
Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and ****ushima
Prefecture to the north,
Nagano Prefecture to the southwest,
Saitama Prefecture to the south...
