Japanese Prefectures - Japan Guide

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures:

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City: Choose a destinationTokyoKyotoOsakaAbashiriAizuAkitaAlpine RouteAmanohashidateAomoriAsahikawaAsoBeppuChichibuDaisetsuzanFujinomiyaFukuiFukuokaFukushimaFukuyamaFuranoGero OnsenGinzan OnsenGujo-HachimanHagiHakodateHakoneHakubaHimejiHiradoHiraizumiHirosakiHiroshimaHokkaidoIkaho OnsenIse ShimaIshigakiIzu PeninsulaIzumoKaga OnsenKagoshimaKanazawaKakunodateKamakuraKumamotoKumanoKanazawaKansai AirportKaratsuKaruizawaKinosaki OnsenKirishimaKitakyushuKobeKochiKofuKoyasanKurashikiKurokawa OnsenKusatsu OnsenKushiroKyotoLake ToyaMatsueMatsumotoMatsushimaMatsuyamaMitoMiyajimaMiyazakiMoriokaMount FujiNaganoNagasakiNagoyaNaraNarita AirportNikkoNiigataNisekoNoboribetsuNozawa OnsenOkinawaOsakaOkayamaOkinawaOnomichiOtaruRusutsuSado IslandSapporoSendaiShiretokoShizuokaShodoshimaTakachihoTakamatsuTakaokaTakayamaTokushimaTokyoTottoriTowadaToyamaUwajimaYaeyama IslandsYakushimaYamaguchiYokohamaYufuinYuzawaZao Check-in: Nights: 1 night2 nights3 nights4 nights5 nights6 nights7 nights8 nights9 nights10 nights11 nights12 nights13 nights14 nights With: Booking.comAirbnbRakuten TraveltrivagoJAPANiCANAgodaHostel World Search stays

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City: Choose a destinationTokyoKyotoOsakaAbashiriAizuAkitaAlpine RouteAmanohashidateAomoriAsahikawaAsoBeppuChichibuDaisetsuzanFujinomiyaFukuiFukuokaFukushimaFukuyamaFuranoGero OnsenGinzan OnsenGujo-HachimanHagiHakodateHakoneHakubaHimejiHiradoHiraizumiHirosakiHiroshimaHokkaidoIkaho OnsenIse ShimaIshigakiIzu PeninsulaIzumoKaga OnsenKagoshimaKanazawaKakunodateKamakuraKumamotoKumanoKanazawaKansai AirportKaratsuKaruizawaKinosaki OnsenKirishimaKitakyushuKobeKochiKofuKoyasanKurashikiKurokawa OnsenKusatsu OnsenKushiroKyotoLake ToyaMatsueMatsumotoMatsushimaMatsuyamaMitoMiyajimaMiyazakiMoriokaMount FujiNaganoNagasakiNagoyaNaraNarita AirportNikkoNiigataNisekoNoboribetsuNozawa OnsenOkinawaOsakaOkayamaOkinawaOnomichiOtaruRusutsuSado IslandSapporoSendaiShiretokoShizuokaShodoshimaTakachihoTakamatsuTakaokaTakayamaTokushimaTokyoTottoriTowadaToyamaUwajimaYaeyama IslandsYakushimaYamaguchiYokohamaYufuinYuzawaZao Check-in: Nights: 1 night2 nights3 nights4 nights5 nights6 nights7 nights8 nights9 nights10 nights11 nights12 nights13 nights14 nights With: Booking.comAirbnbRakuten TraveltrivagoJAPANiCANAgodaHostel World Search stays

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