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Japan's prefectures

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Hokkaido#01

Hokkaido

北海道 · Capital: Sapporo

Population5,043 thousand

Total area83,422 km²

Density64/km²

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Tohoku#02

Aomori

青森県 · Capital: Aomori

Population1,165 thousand

Total area9,645 km²

Density121/km²

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Tohoku#03

Iwate

岩手県 · Capital: Morioka

Population1,145 thousand

Total area15,275 km²

Density75/km²

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Tohoku#04

Miyagi

宮城県 · Capital: Sendai

Population2,248 thousand

Total area7,282 km²

Density309/km²

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Tohoku#05

Akita

秋田県 · Capital: Akita

Population897 thousand

Total area11,638 km²

Density77/km²

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Tohoku#06

Yamagata

山形県 · Capital: Yamagata

Population1,011 thousand

Total area9,323 km²

Density108/km²

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Tohoku#07

Fukushima

福島県 · Capital: Fukushima

Population1,743 thousand

Total area13,784 km²

Density126/km²

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Kanto#08

Ibaraki

茨城県 · Capital: Mito

Population2,806 thousand

Total area6,098 km²

Density460/km²

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Kanto#09

Tochigi

栃木県 · Capital: Utsunomiya

Population1,885 thousand

Total area6,408 km²

Density294/km²

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Kanto#10

Gunma

群馬県 · Capital: Maebashi

Population1,890 thousand

Total area6,362 km²

Density297/km²

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Kanto#11

Saitama

埼玉県 · Capital: Saitama

Population7,332 thousand

Total area3,798 km²

Density1,931/km²

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Kanto#12

Chiba

千葉県 · Capital: Chiba

Population6,251 thousand

Total area5,156 km²

Density1,212/km²

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Kanto#13

Tokyo

東京都 · Capital: Tokyo (23 wards)

Population14,178 thousand

Total area2,200 km²

Density6,445/km²

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Kanto#14

Kanagawa

神奈川県 · Capital: Yokohama

Population9,225 thousand

Total area2,417 km²

Density3,817/km²

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Chubu#15

Niigata

新潟県 · Capital: Niigata

Population2,099 thousand

Total area12,584 km²

Density167/km²

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Chubu#16

Toyama

富山県 · Capital: Toyama

Population997 thousand

Total area4,248 km²

Density235/km²

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Chubu#17

Ishikawa

石川県 · Capital: Kanazawa

Population1,098 thousand

Total area4,186 km²

Density262/km²

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Chubu#18

Fukui

福井県 · Capital: Fukui

Population739 thousand

Total area4,191 km²

Density176/km²

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Chubu#19

Yamanashi

山梨県 · Capital: Kofu

Population791 thousand

Total area4,465 km²

Density177/km²

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Chubu#20

Nagano

長野県 · Capital: Nagano

Population1,987 thousand

Total area13,562 km²

Density147/km²

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Chubu#21

Gifu

岐阜県 · Capital: Gifu

Population1,916 thousand

Total area10,621 km²

Density180/km²

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Chubu#22

Shizuoka

静岡県 · Capital: Shizuoka

Population3,527 thousand

Total area7,777 km²

Density454/km²

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Chubu#23

Aichi

愛知県 · Capital: Nagoya

Population7,460 thousand

Total area5,173 km²

Density1,442/km²

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Kansai#24

Mie

三重県 · Capital: Tsu

Population1,711 thousand

Total area5,774 km²

Density296/km²

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Kansai#25

Shiga

滋賀県 · Capital: Otsu

Population1,402 thousand

Total area4,017 km²

Density349/km²

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Kansai#26

Kyoto

京都府 · Capital: Kyoto

Population2,520 thousand

Total area4,612 km²

Density546/km²

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Kansai#27

Osaka

大阪府 · Capital: Osaka

Population8,757 thousand

Total area1,905 km²

Density4,596/km²

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Kansai#28

Hyogo

兵庫県 · Capital: Kobe

Population5,337 thousand

Total area8,401 km²

Density635/km²

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Kansai#29

Nara

奈良県 · Capital: Nara

Population1,285 thousand

Total area3,691 km²

Density348/km²

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Kansai#30

Wakayama

和歌山県 · Capital: Wakayama

Population880 thousand

Total area4,725 km²

Density186/km²

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Chugoku#31

Tottori

鳥取県 · Capital: Tottori

Population531 thousand

Total area3,507 km²

Density151/km²

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Chugoku#32

Shimane

島根県 · Capital: Matsue

Population642 thousand

Total area6,708 km²

Density96/km²

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Chugoku#33

Okayama

岡山県 · Capital: Okayama

Population1,831 thousand

Total area7,114 km²

Density257/km²

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Chugoku#34

Hiroshima

広島県 · Capital: Hiroshima

Population2,714 thousand

Total area8,478 km²

Density320/km²

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Chugoku#35

Yamaguchi

山口県 · Capital: Yamaguchi

Population1,281 thousand

Total area6,113 km²

Density210/km²

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Shikoku#36

Tokushima

徳島県 · Capital: Tokushima

Population685 thousand

Total area4,147 km²

Density165/km²

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Shikoku#37

Kagawa

香川県 · Capital: Takamatsu

Population917 thousand

Total area1,877 km²

Density489/km²

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Shikoku#38

Ehime

愛媛県 · Capital: Matsuyama

Population1,276 thousand

Total area5,676 km²

Density225/km²

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Shikoku#39

Kochi

高知県 · Capital: Kochi

Population656 thousand

Total area7,102 km²

Density92/km²

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Kyushu#40

Fukuoka

福岡県 · Capital: Fukuoka

Population5,092 thousand

Total area4,988 km²

Density1,021/km²

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Kyushu#41

Saga

佐賀県 · Capital: Saga

Population788 thousand

Total area2,441 km²

Density323/km²

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Kyushu#42

Nagasaki

長崎県 · Capital: Nagasaki

Population1,252 thousand

Total area4,131 km²

Density303/km²

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Kyushu#43

Kumamoto

熊本県 · Capital: Kumamoto

Population1,697 thousand

Total area7,409 km²

Density229/km²

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Kyushu#44

Oita

大分県 · Capital: Oita

Population1,085 thousand

Total area6,341 km²

Density171/km²

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Kyushu#45

Miyazaki

宮崎県 · Capital: Miyazaki

Population1,033 thousand

Total area7,734 km²

Density134/km²

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Kyushu#46

Kagoshima

鹿児島県 · Capital: Kagoshima

Population1,532 thousand

Total area9,186 km²

Density167/km²

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Okinawa#47

Okinawa

沖縄県 · Capital: Naha

Population1,466 thousand

Total area2,282 km²

Density642/km²

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