Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, including 43 regular prefectures, two urban prefectures, one "circuit" comprising four prefectures, and one "metropolis" with special status. Here is a list of the prefectures in Japan as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021:
Japan Prefectural and Capitals Map
| Prefecture | Capital | Region | Population | Area (km2) | Density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi | Nagoya | Chūbu | 7,475,630 | 5,173.07 | 1,458 |
| Akita | Akita | Tōhoku | 918,811 | 11,637.52 | 82.4 |
| Aomori | Aomori | Tōhoku | 1,190,685 | 9,645.64 | 128.3 |
| Chiba | Chiba | Kantō | 6,269,572 | 5,157.57 | 1,218.50 |
| Ehime | Matsuyama | Shikoku | 1,296,061 | 5,676.19 | 235.2 |
| Fukui | Fukui | Chūbu | 746,733 | 4,190.52 | 183 |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Kyūshū | 5,101,340 | 4,986.51 | 1,029.80 |
| Fukushima | Fukushima | Tōhoku | 1,773,723 | 13,784.14 | 133 |
| Gifu | Gifu | Chūbu | 1,933,019 | 10,621.29 | 186.3 |
| Gunma | Maebashi | Kantō | 1,902,834 | 6,362.28 | 304.8 |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Chūgoku | 2,745,295 | 8,479.65 | 330.2 |
| Hokkaido | Sapporo | Hokkaidō | 5,114,809 | 83,424.44 | 66.6 |
| Hyōgo | Kōbe | Kansai | 5,378,405 | 8,401.02 | 650.5 |
| Ibaraki | Mito | Kantō | 2,828,848 | 6,097.39 | 470.2 |
| Ishikawa | Kanazawa | Chūbu | 1,111,483 | 4,186.21 | 270.5 |
| Iwate | Morioka | Tōhoku | 1,168,771 | 15,275.01 | 79.2 |
| Kagawa | Takamatsu | Shikoku | 926,866 | 1,876.78 | 506.3 |
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima | Kyūshū | 1,553,060 | 9,187.06 | 172.9 |
| Kanagawa | Yokohama | Kantō | 9,222,108 | 2,416.11 | 3,823.20 |
| Kōchi | Kōchi | Shikoku | 669,516 | 7,103.63 | 97.3 |
| Kumamoto | Kumamoto | Kyūshū | 1,708,761 | 7,409.46 | 234.6 |
| Kyōto | Kyōto | Kansai | 2,537,860 | 4,612.20 | 559 |
| Mie | Tsu | Kansai | 1,731,863 | 5,774.49 | 306.6 |
| Miyagi | Sendai | Tōhoku | 2,264,921 | 7,282.29 | 316.1 |
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki | Kyūshū | 1,043,524 | 7,735.22 | 138.3 |
| Nagano | Nagano | Chūbu | 2,007,647 | 13,561.56 | 151 |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki | Kyūshū | 1,270,358 | 4,130.98 | 317.7 |
| Nara | Nara | Kansai | 1,298,946 | 3,690.94 | 358.8 |
| Niigata | Niigata | Chūbu | 2,135,036 | 12,583.96 | 174.9 |
| Ōita | Ōita | Kyūshū | 1,098,383 | 6,340.76 | 177.2 |
| Okayama | Okayama | Chūgoku | 1,850,210 | 7,114.33 | 265.4 |
| Okinawa | Naha | Kyūshū | 1,462,871 | 2,282.59 | 642.9 |
| Ōsaka | Ōsaka | Kansai | 8,770,650 | 1,905.32 | 4,638.40 |
| Saga | Saga | Kyūshū | 795,157 | 2,440.69 | 332.5 |
| Saitama | Saitama | Kantō | 7,328,073 | 3,797.75 | 1,934 |
| Shiga | Ōtsu | Kansai | 1,405,299 | 4,017.38 | 351.9 |
| Shimane | Matsue | Chūgoku | 650,900 | 6,707.89 | 100.1 |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka | Chūbu | 3,561,252 | 7,777.35 | 467.2 |
| Tochigi | Utsunomiya | Kantō | 1,898,513 | 6,408.09 | 301.7 |
| Tokushima | Tokushima | Shikoku | 697,733 | 4,146.75 | 173.5 |
| Tōkyō | Tōkyō[16] | Kantō | 14,063,564 | 2,194.03 | 6,402.60 |
| Tottori | Tottori | Chūgoku | 539,190 | 3,507.14 | 157.8 |
| Toyama | Toyama | Chūbu | 1,009,050 | 4,247.58 | 243.6 |
| Wakayama | Wakayama | Kansai | 895,931 | 4,724.65 | 195.3 |
| Yamagata | Yamagata | Tōhoku | 1,031,642 | 9,323.15 | 114.6 |
| Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi | Chūgoku | 1,301,480 | 6,112.54 | 219.6 |
| Yamanashi | Kōfu | Chūbu | 796,231 | 4,465.27 | 181.4 |
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