LOCATIONS
This map of Japan islands depicts the four main islands of Japan, with Hokkaido in the north and the main island of Honshu where the main population centers of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto are located. Directly south of the island of Honshu is Shikoku and to the south east is Kyushu which has the major city of Nagasaki. The four largest islands of Japan are sometimes referred to as the “big four islands”.
The Prefectures of Japan (都道府県, Todōfuken) consist of 47 prefectures. They form the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division of Japan. They consist of 43 prefectures (県, ken) proper, two urban prefectures (府, fu, Osaka and Kyoto), one "circuit" or "territory" (道, dō, Hokkaido) and one "metropolis" (都, to, Tokyo).
hokkaido 北海道
is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture.
Furano, Hokkaido
HONSHU 本州
Hoshu insland is divided into five nominal regions and contains 34 prefectures, including metropolitan Tokyo. Administratively, some smaller islands are included within these prefectures, notably including the Ogasawara Islands, Sado Island, Izu Ōshima, and Awaji Island.
tohoku 東北
Tōhoku region consists of six prefectures.
Akita Prefecture 秋田県
Aomori Prefecture 青森県
Fukushima Prefecture 福島県
Iwate Prefecture 岩手県
Miyagi Prefecture 宮城県
Yamagata Prefecture 山形県
Onsen(Hot Springs) Street, Obanazawa-city, Yamagata
KANTO 関東
Kantō region consists of seven prefectures, including the capital of Japan which is the Tokyo Metropolis.
Chiba Prefecture 千葉県
Gunma Prefecture 群馬県
Ibaraki Prefecture 茨城県
Kanagawa Prefecture 神奈川県
Saitama Prefecture 埼玉県
Tochigi Prefecture 栃木県
Tokyo 東京都
Kaminarimon, Asakusa, Tokyo
CHUBU 中部
Chūbu region consists of nine prefectures.
Aichi Prefecture 愛知県
Fukui Prefecture 福井県
Gifu Prefecture 岐阜県
Ishikawa Prefecture 石川県
Nagano Prefecture 長野県
Niigata Prefecture 新潟県
Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県
Toyama Prefecture 富山県
Yamanashi Prefecture 山梨県
Arakurayamasengen Park, Fujiyoshida-city, Yamanashi
KANSAI 関西
Kansai region consists of seven prefectures.
Hyōgo Prefecture 兵庫県
Kyoto Prefecture 京都府
Mie Prefecture 三重県
Nara Prefecture 奈良県
Osaka Prefecture 大阪府
Shiga Prefecture 滋賀県
Wakayama Prefecture 和歌山県
Tutenkaku, New World, Osaka
Kinkakuji, Kyoto
chugoku 中国
Chūgoku region consists of five prefectures.
Hiroshima Prefecture 広島県
Okayama Prefecture 岡山県
Shimane Prefecture 島根県
Tottori Prefecture 鳥取県
Yamaguchi Prefecture 山口県
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Miyajima, Hiroshima (World heritage)
SHIKOKU 四国
Shikoku (四国, "four provinces") is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan.
Ehime Prefecture 愛媛県
Kagawa Prefecture 香川県
Kōchi Prefecture 高知県
Tokushima Prefecture 徳島県
Katsurahama, Kochi
KYUSHU 九州
Kyushu is the third biggest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands.
Kyushu region consists of seven prefectures.
Fukuoka Prefecture 福岡県
Kagoshima Prefecture 鹿児島県
Kumamoto Prefecture 熊本県
Miyazaki Prefecture 宮崎県
Nagasaki Prefecture 長崎県
Ōita Prefecture 大分県
Kusasenri, Kuamoto
OKINANA 沖縄
Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture of Japan. It comprises hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long.
Taketomi Island, Okinawa