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awa 金沢市 chūbu honshū 1 088 221 1 132 526 3 91 4 190 94 259 7 5 19 jp 17 076 iwate 岩手県 morioka 盛岡市 tōhoku honshū 1 125 502 1 210 534 7 02 15 275 01 73 7 10 33 jp 03 019 kagawa 香川県 takamatsu 高松市 shikoku shikoku 907 725 950 244 4 47 1 876 78 483 7 5 17 jp 37 087 kagoshima 鹿児島県 kagoshima 鹿児島市 kyūshū kyūshū 1 512 969 1 588 256 4 74 9 187 06 164 7 8 43 jp 46 099 kanagawa 神奈川県 yokohama 横浜市 kantō honshū 9 193 657 9 237 337 0 47 2 416 11 3 805 1 6 33 jp 14 045 kōchi 高知県 kōchi 高知市 shikoku shikoku 643 437 691 527 6 95 7 103 63 90 6 6 34 jp 39 088 kumamoto 熊本県 kumamoto 熊本市 kyūshū kyūshū 1 678 090 1 738 301 3 46 7 409 46 226 5 9 45 jp 43 096 kyōto 京都府 kyōto 京都市 kansai honshū 2 502 747 2 578 087 2 92 4 612 20 542 6 6 26 jp 26 075 mie 三重県 tsu 津市 kansai honshū 1 694 896 1 770 254 4 26 5 774 49 293 5 7 29 jp 24 059 miyagi 宮城県 sendai 仙台市 tōhoku honshū 2 227 240 2 301 996 3 25 7 282 29 305 8 10 35 jp 04 022 miyazaki 宮崎県 miyazaki 宮崎市 kyūshū kyūshū 1 018 904 1 069 576 4 74 7 735 22 131 7 6 26 jp 45 098 nagano 長野県 nagano 長野市 chūbu honshū 1 954 950 2 048 011 4 54 13 561 56 144 2 14 77 jp 20 026 nagasaki 長崎県 nagasaki 長崎市 kyūshū kyūshū 1 232 190 1 312 317 6 11 4 130 98 298 3 4 21 jp 42 095 nara 奈良県 nara 奈良市 kansai honshū 1 269 180 1 324 473 4 17 3 690 94 343 9 7 39 jp 29 074 niigata 新潟県 niigata 新潟市 chūbu honshū 2 068 476 2 201 272 6 03 12 583 96 164 4 9 30 jp 15 025 ōita 大分県 ōita 大分市 kyūshū kyūshū 1 076 875 1 123 852 4 18 6 340 76 169 8 3 18 jp 44 097 okayama 岡山県 okayama 岡山市 chūgoku honshū 1 808 664 1 888 432 4 22 7 114 33 254 2 10 27 jp 33 086 okinawa 沖縄県 naha 那覇市 ryūkyū islands ryūkyū islands 1 468 220 1 467 480 0 05 2 282 59 643 2 5 41 jp 47 098 ōsaka 大阪府 ōsaka 大阪市 kansai honshū 8 764 578 8 837 685 0 83 1 905 32 4 600 1 5 43 jp 27 06x saga 佐賀県 saga 佐賀市 kyūshū kyūshū 781 214 811 442 3 73 2 440 69 320 1 6 20 jp 41 095 saitama 埼玉県 saitama さいたま市 kantō honshū 7 287 169 7 344 765 0 78 3 797 75 1 918 8 8 63 jp 11 048 shiga 滋賀県 ōtsu 大津市 kansai honshū 1 392 439 1 413 610 1 50 4 017 38 346 6 3 19 jp 25 077 shimane 島根県 matsue 松江市 chūgoku honshū 629 460 671 126 6 21 6 707 89 93 8 5 19 jp 32 085 shizuoka 静岡県 shizuoka 静岡市 chūbu honshū 3 468 845 3 633 202 4 52 7 777 35 446 5 35 jp 22 054 tochigi 栃木県 utsunomiya 宇都宮市 kantō honshū 1 864 833 1 933 146 3 53 6 408 09 291 5 26 jp 09 028 tokushima 徳島県 tokushima 徳島市 shikoku shikoku 675 489 719 559 6 12 4 146 75 162 9 8 24 jp 36 088 tōkyō 東京都 tōkyō 17 東京都 kantō honshū 14 246 219 14 047 594 1 41 2 194 03 6 493 2 1 39 jp 13 03x 042 tottori 鳥取県 tottori 鳥取市 chūgoku honshū 523 732 553 407 5 36 3 507 14 149 3 5 19 jp 31 085 toyama 富山県 toyama 富山市 chūbu honshū 985 675 1 034 814 4 75 4 247 58 232 1 2 15 jp 16 076 wakayama 和歌山県 wakayama 和歌山市 kansai honshū 864 262 922 584 6 32 4 724 65 182 9 6 30 jp 30 075 yamagata 山形県 yamagata 山形市 tōhoku honshū 993 127 1 068 027 7 01 9 323 15 106 5 8 35 jp 06 023 yamaguchi 山口県 yamaguchi 山口市 chūgoku honshū 1 264 006 1 342 059 5 82 6 112 54 206 8 4 19 jp 35 083 yamanashi 山梨県 kōfu 甲府市 chūbu honshū 779 912 809 974 3 71 4 465 27 174 7 5 27 jp 19 055 former prefectures edit 1870s edit see this japanese wikipedia article for all the changes in that period see also the english wikipedia list of japanese prefectures by population historical demography of prefectures of japan for lists of prefectures since the late 1860s 1880s edit prefecture japanese year of abolition fate kanazawa 金沢県 1869 renamed as ishikawa sendai 仙台県 1871 renamed as miyagi morioka 盛岡県 1872 renamed as iwate nagoya 名古屋県 1872 renamed as aichi nukata 額田県 1872 merged into aichi nanao 七尾県 1872 merged into ishikawa and shinkawa iruma 入間県 1873 merged into kumagaya and kanagawa inba 印旛県 1873 merged into chiba kisarazu 木更津県 1873 merged into chiba utsunomiya 宇都宮県 1873 merged into tochigi asuwa 足羽県 1873 merged into tsuruga kashiwazaki 柏崎県 1873 merged into niigata ichinoseki mizusawa iwai 一関県 水沢県 磐井県 1875 merged into iwate and miyagi okitama 置賜県 1875 merged into yamagata niihari 新治県 1875 merged into ibaraki and chiba sakata tsuruoka 酒田県 鶴岡県 1876 merged into yamagata taira iwasaki 平県 磐前県 1876 merged into fukushima and miyagi wakamatsu 若松県 1876 merged into fukushima chikuma 筑摩県 1876 merged into nagano and gifu tsuruga 敦賀県 1876 merged into ishikawa and shiga niikawa 新川県 1876 merged into ishikawa sakai 堺県 1881 merged into osaka ashigara 足柄県 1876 merged into kanagawa and shizuoka kumagaya 熊谷県 1876 merged into gunma and saitama aikawa 相川県 1876 merged into niigata hamamatsu 浜松県 1876 merged into shizuoka hakodate 函館県 1886 merged into hokkaidō sapporo 札幌県 1886 merged into hokkaidō nemuro 根室県 1886 merged into hokkaidō tokyo 東京府 1943 reorganized as tokyo metropolis 東京都 lost after world war ii edit various territories were lost after world war ii this does not include all the territories of the empire of japan such as manchukuo provinces of korea under japanese rule despite being referred to as provinces rather than prefectures they are listed here nonetheless prefectures of taiwan under japanese rule territory prefecture allied occupation current status 18 name japanese capital country name capital mainland okinawa 沖縄県 naha united states 19 japan okinawa naha karafuto 樺太庁 toyohara soviet union russia part of sakhalin yuzhno sakhalinsk korea heianhoku 平安北道 shingishū north korea north pyongan sinuiju heian nan 平安南道 heijō south pyongan pyongyang kankyōhoku 咸鏡北道 seishin north hamgyong chongjin kankyōnan 咸鏡南道 kankō south hamgyong hamhung kōkai 黃海道 kaishū hwanghae haeju kōgen 20 江原道 shunsen kangwon chuncheon 21 united states south korea gangwon chūseihoku 忠清北道 seishū north chungcheong cheongju chūseinan 忠清南道 taiden south chungcheong daejeon keiki 京畿道 keijō gyeonggi seoul keishōhoku 慶尚北道 taikyū north gyeongsang daegu keishōnan 慶尚南道 fuzan south gyeongsang busan zenrahoku 全羅北道 zenshū north jeolla jeonju zenranan 全羅南道 kōshū south jeolla gwangju taiwan history hōko 澎湖庁 makō republic of china republic of china taiwan 22 penghu magong karenkō 花蓮港庁 karenkō hualien hualien shinchiku 新竹州 shinchiku hsinchu hsinchu taichū 台中州 taichū taichung taichung taihoku 台北州 taihoku greater taipei taipei tainan 台南州 tainan tainan tainan taitō 台東庁 taitō taitung taitung takao 高雄州 takao kaohsiung kaohsiung kantō 23 関東州 dairen soviet union 24 china part of dalian liaoning nan yō 25 南洋庁 korōru united states 26 palau ngerulmud marshall islands majuro federated states of micronesia palikir united states northern mariana islands saipan see also edit list of japanese prefectural name etymologies list of japanese prefectures by area list of japanese prefectures by population list of japanese prefectures by gdp list of japanese prefectures by gdp per capita list of japanese prefectures by human development index list of japanese prefectures by life expectancy list of japanese prefectures by highest mountain list of prefectural capitals in japan list of prefecture songs of japan iso 3166 2 codes for japan list of prefectural governors in japan flags of japanese prefectures provinces of japan general edit list of regions of japan government of japan annotations edit it is sometimes expressed as kinki references edit 1 2 nussbaum louis frédéric 2002 provinces and prefectures in japan encyclopedia p 780 prefectural code ja 府県制 fukensei district code ja 郡制 gunsei city code ja 市制 shisei town and village code ja 町村制 chōsonsei mabuchi masaru municipal amalgamation in japan archived 2015 11 06 at the wayback machine world bank 2001 doshusei regional system archived 2006 09 26 at the wayback machine national association for research advancement mochida local government organization and finance japan in shah anwar 2006 local governance in industrial countries world bank archived from the original on 8 january 2014 retrieved 1 december 2013 national archives of japan 明治東京全図 archived 2023 01 02 at the wayback machine tokyo metropolitan archives 大東京35区物語 15区から23区へ 東京23区の歴史 archived 2007 11 17 at the wayback machine the japan times 4 december 2003 few warm to greater tokyo assembly idea kanagawa chief pushes new administrative body to deal with regional issues archived 2022 05 27 at the wayback machine kanagawa prefectural government 関東地方知事会 archived 2017 09 15 at the wayback machine saitama prefectural government 関東地方知事会 archived 2023 05 31 at the wayback machine 九都県市首脳会議 www 9tokenshi syunoukaigi jp archived from the original on 10 june 2023 retrieved 26 july 2017 ホーム 関西広域連合 archived from the original on 16 august 2023 retrieved 26 july 2017 osaka metropolis plan rejected by slim margin in 2nd referendum kyodo news 2 november 2020 archived from the original on 28 july 2021 retrieved 14 july 2021 see iso 3166 population census 2025 population census preliminary tabulation preliminary counts of the population and households1 1 population by sex japan prefectures municipalities view statistical table graph portal site of official statistics of japan retrieved 19 june 2026 全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 10月1日時点 areas of prefectures cities towns and villages 1 october pdf geospatial information authority of japan ministry of land infrastructure transport and tourism 1 october 2020 p 5 archived pdf from the original on 4 march 2021 retrieved 18 march 2021 都庁は新宿区 tokyo metropolitan government archived from the original on 19 april 2014 retrieved 12 april 2014 shinjuku is the location of the tokyo metropolitan government office but tokyo is not a municipality therefore for the sake of convenience the notation of prefectural is tokyo post war administrative division changes are not reflected in this table the capital of the former japanese administration is not necessarily the capital of the present day equivalent administered by the united states military government of the ryukyu islands returned to japan in 1972 due to the division of korea kōgen kangwon gangwon keiki gyeonggi and kōkai hwanghae are divided between north korea and south korea while each korea has its own kangwon gangwon province the north korean portion of gyeonggi and the south korean portion of hwanghae have been absorbed into other provinces shunsen chuncheon is in present day south korea after world war ii the islands of taiwan and penghu were placed under the administration of the republic of china under general order no 1 although they nominally remained part of japan before the post war treaties were to be signed by the roc and japan the roc government was defeated in the chinese civil war to the chinese communist party ccp and decamped to the island of taiwan japan relinquished the claims to taiwan and penghu in the treaty of san francisco on 28 april 1952 but the sovereignty of the islands remained undetermined to this day excluding kinmen and matsu which form the rump fujian province taiwan and penghu are still today governed by the republic of china in a post war capacity recognized by a few states as the sole legitimate government of china see also political status of taiwan and theory of the undetermined status of taiwan leased from qing dynasty subsequently republic of china and manchukuo 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