Okinawa Prefecture Kyushu/Okinawa region Located to the southwest of the Japanese Islands, floating between the mainland …
Miyazaki Prefecture Kyushu/Okinawa region Miyazaki Prefecture is in the southeastern part of Kyushu. In Kojiki and Nihon S…
Nagasaki Prefecture Kyushu/Okinawa region Nagasaki Prefecture has many peninsulas and capes. The coastline is a complex mi…
Saga Prefecture Kyushu/Okinawa region Saga Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of the Kyushu region, border…
Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu/Okinawa region Because of its active volcano Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture is called the Land of…
Tokushima Prefecture Shikoku region Tokushima Prefecture, located in the eastern portion of the Shikoku region, is a…
Ehime Prefecture Shikoku region Ehime Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of the Shikoku region. The …
Kagawa Prefecture Shikoku region Within the Shikoku region, mostly covered by mountains, the fertile Sanuki Plain…
Yamaguchi Prefecture Chugoku region One of Yamaguchi Prefecture's most well-known foods and specialties in Japan is …
Hiroshima Prefecture Chugoku region Hiroshima Prefecture is located near the center of the Chugoku region and is the…
Okayama Prefecture Chugoku region Since long ago, Okayama has been a unique cultural region, and today it has deve…
Tottori Prefecture Chugoku region Tottori Prefecture is located on the eastern side of the San’in region, bordered…
Hyogo Prefecture Kansai region Hyogo Prefecture is located near the center of Japan, looking out over two seas.…
Wakayama Prefecture Kansai region Wakayama Prefecture was once called the “land of trees.” The climate is warm and…
Osaka Prefecture Kansai region A fertile plain expands across the center of Osaka Prefecture, while the Seto In…
Nara Prefecture Kansai region Nara is a landlocked prefecture surrounded by mountains, in the middle of the Ja…
Mie Prefecture Kansai region Mie Prefecture is situated in central Japan, and from a geographic perspective t…
Shiga Prefecture Kansai region Shiga Prefecture, located in the central part of Japan, is a landlocked prefectu…
Gifu Prefecture Chubu region Gifu Prefecture is located close to the center of the Japanese Archipelago. An i…
Fukui Prefecture Chubu region Fukui Prefecture, located in the center of Honshu, is at the westernmost point o…
Toyama Prefecture Chubu region Toyama looks out on central Honshu on the Sea of Japan side. It is surrounded by…
Shizuoka Prefecture Chubu region Situated close to the middle of the country, the prefecture's coast brushes the …
Yamanashi Prefecture Chubu region Yamanashi Prefecture is located almost in the center of Honshu. It is surrounded…
Nagano Prefecture Chubu region Nagano Prefecture, whose bounds encompass a range of mountains with elevations a…
Niigata Prefecture Chubu region Niigata Prefecture stretches slightly north of central Honshu, facing the Sea of…
Kanagawa Prefecture Kanto region Kanagawa Prefecture rests almost squarely in the center of the Japanese Islands.…
Tokyo Prefecture Kanto region Located roughly in the center of the Japanese archipelago, Tokyo is a metropolis…
Saitama Prefecture Kanto region Located within the Kanto Plain, Saitama Prefecture is a land-locked prefecture t…
Gunma Prefecture Kanto region Gunma Prefecture is home to the Jomo-sanzan trio of Mt. Akagi, Mt. Haruna, and M…
Tochigi Prefecture Kanto region Located on the northern edge of the Kanto plain, Tochigi Prefecture is bordered …
