- 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, Okinawan: Uchināchin) is the
southernmost and
westernmost prefecture of ****an. It
consists of
three main
island groups—the...
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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...
- mi).
Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and
Gunma Prefecture to the north,
Nagano Prefecture to the west,
Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest...
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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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Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast,
Nagano Prefecture to the northwest, ****uoka
Prefecture to the southwest,
Kanagawa Prefecture...
- Mie
Prefecture (****anese: 三重県, Hepburn: Mie-ken) is a
prefecture of ****an
located in the
Kansai region of Honshu. Mie
Prefecture has a po****tion of 1...
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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...
