Prefectures of Japan

Map of the regions and prefectures of Japan

Prefectures of Japan (都道府県, todōfuken) are one of the basic local entities of Japan.[1] They are the 47 subdivisions of the country. Prefectures are the governmental bodies of Japan which are larger than cities, towns, and villages.

  1. Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government," p. 1; retrieved 2012-12-19.

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