Prefectures of Japan
| $B4XEl(J | Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) | |||||||||
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| $B72GO8)(J | Gunma-ken, prefecture in the Kantou area |
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| $B0q>k8)(J | Ibaraki-ken, prefecture in the Kantou area | |||||||||
| $BFJLZ8)(J | Tochigi-ken, prefecture in the Kantou area | |||||||||
| $B@iMU8)(J | Chiba-ken, prefecture next to Tokyo in the Kantou area | |||||||||
| $B:k6L8)(J | Saitama-ken, prefecture next to Tokyo in the Kantou area | |||||||||
| $B?@F`@n8)(J | Kanagawa-ken, prefecture next to Tokyo | |||||||||
| $BEl5~ET(J | Tokyo Metropolitan area |
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| $BKL3$F;(J | Hokkaidou, northernmost of four main islands of Japan | |
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| $BKL3$F;(J | Hokkaidou (island prefecture in the north) |
| $BElKL(J | north-east, Touhoku, Northern most six prefectures of Honshu | |
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| $BJ!Eg8)(J | Fukushima-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area | |
| $B4d<j8)(J | Iwate-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area | |
| $B5\>k8)(J | Miyagi-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area | |
| $B;37A8)(J | Yamagata-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area | |
| $B=)ED8)(J | Akita-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area | |
| $B@D?98)(J | Aomori-ken, prefecture in the Touhoku area |
| $BCfIt(J | Chuubu, region south & south-west of Tokyo area | |||
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| $BD9Ln8)(J | Nagano-ken, prefecture in the Chuubu area | |||
| $B4tIl8)(J | Gifu-ken, prefecture the Chuubu area | |||
| $B0&CN8)(J | Aichi-ken, prefecture in the Chuubu area |
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| $B@E2,8)(J | Shizuoka-ken, prefecture in the Chuubu area | |||
| $B;3M|8)(J | Yamanashi-ken, prefecture in the Chuubu area |
| $BKLN&(J | Hokuriku, region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan | |
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| $BJ!0f8)(J | Fukui-ken, prefecture in the Hokuriku area | |
| $B?73c8)(J | Niigata-ken, prefecture in the Hokuriku area | |
| $B@P@n8)(J | Ishikawa-ken, prefecture in the Hokuriku area | |
| $BIY;38)(J | Toyama-ken, prefecture in the Hokuriku area |
| $BCf9q(J | Chuugoku, South-west most region of Honshu, the Hiroshima area | |
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| $B2,;38)(J | Okayama-ken, prefecture in Chuugoku area | |
| $B9-Eg8)(J | Hiroshima-ken, prefecture in the Chuugoku area | |
| $B;38}8)(J | Yamaguchi-ken, prefecture in the Chuugoku area | |
| $BD;<h8)(J | Tottori-ken, prefecture in the Chuugoku area | |
| $BEg:,8)(J | Shimane-ken, prefecture in the Chuugoku area |
| $B;M9q(J | Shikoku, one of the four main islands of Japan | |
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| $B0&I28)(J | Ehime-ken, prefecture on the island of Shikoku | |
| $B9bCN8)(J | Kouchi-ken, prefecture on the island of Shikoku | |
| $B9a@n8)(J | Kagawa-ken, prefecture on the island of Shikoku | |
| $BFAEg8)(J | Tokushima-ken, prefecture on the island of Shikoku |
| $B6a5&(J | Kinki, region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara (Kansai region) | |
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| $BBg:eI\(J | Oosaka-fu, Osaka prefecture (metropolitan area) | |
| $B5~ETI\(J | Kyoto-fu, Kyoto prefecture (metropolitan area) | |
| $BF`NI8)(J | Nara-ken, prefecture in the Kinki area | |
| $B;0=E8)(J | Mie-ken, prefecture in the Kinki area | |
| $BOB2N;38)(J | Wakayama-ken, prefecture in the Kinki area | |
| $BJ<8K8)(J | Hyougo-ken, prefecture in the Kinki area | |
| $B<"2l8)(J | Shiga-ken, prefecture in the Kinki area |
| $B6e=#(J | Kyuushuu, southern-most of four main islands of Japan | |
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| $B</;yEg8)(J | Kagoshima-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $B:42l8)(J | Saga-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $BD9:j8)(J | Nagasaki-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $B5\:j8)(J | Miyazaki-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $B7'K\8)(J | Kumamoto-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $BBgJ,8)(J | Ooita-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu | |
| $BJ!2,8)(J | Fukuoka-ken, prefecture on the island of Kyuushuu |
| $B2-Fl(J | Okinawa, one of the Japanese islands, far south of Honshu | |
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| $B2-Fl8)(J | Okinawa-ken, prefecture including Okinawa island |
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