List of Japanese Prefectures
Aichi Prefecture
- Kanji: 愛知県
- Capital: Nagoya
- Pop.: 7,484,094
- Area.: 5,172.40
Akita Prefecture
- Kanji: 秋田県
- Capital: Akita
- Pop.: 1,022,839
- Area.: 11,637.54
Aomori Prefecture
- Kanji: 青森県
- Capital: Aomori
- Pop.: 1,308,649
- Area.: 9,645.40
Chiba Prefecture
- Kanji: 千葉県
- Capital: Chiba
- Pop.: 6,224,027
- Area.: 5,157.64
Ehime Prefecture
- Kanji: 愛媛県
- Capital: Matsuyama
- Pop.: 1,385,840
- Area.: 5,676.10
Fukui Prefecture
- Kanji: 福井県
- Capital: Fukui
- Pop.: 787,099
- Area.: 4,190.43
Fukuoka Prefecture
- Kanji: 福岡県
- Capital: Fukuoka
- Pop.: 5,102,871
- Area.: 4,986.40
Fukushima Prefecture
- Kanji: 福島県
- Capital: Fukushima
- Pop.: 1,913,606
- Area.: 13,783.75
Gifu Prefecture
- Kanji: 岐阜県
- Capital: Gifu
- Pop.: 2,032,533
- Area.: 10,621.29
Gunma Prefecture
- Kanji: 群馬県
- Capital: Maebashi
- Pop.: 1,973,476
- Area.: 6,362.28
Hiroshima Prefecture
- Kanji: 広島県
- Capital: Hiroshima
- Pop.: 2,844,963
- Area.: 8,479.38
Hokkaido Prefecture
- Kanji: 北海道
- Capital: Sapporo
- Pop.: 5,383,579
- Area.: 83,424.22
Hyōgo Prefecture
- Kanji: 兵庫県
- Capital: Kōbe
- Pop.: 5,536,989
- Area.: 8,400.90
Ibaraki Prefecture
- Kanji: 茨城県
- Capital: Mito
- Pop.: 2,917,857
- Area.: 6,096.93
Ishikawa Prefecture
- Kanji: 石川県
- Capital: Kanazawa
- Pop.: 1,154,343
- Area.: 4,186.15
Iwate Prefecture
- Kanji: 岩手県
- Capital: Morioka
- Pop.: 1,279,814
- Area.: 15,275.01
Kagawa Prefecture
- Kanji: 香川県
- Capital: Takamatsu
- Pop.: 976,756
- Area.: 1,876.73
Kagoshima Prefecture
- Kanji: 鹿児島県
- Capital: Kagoshima
- Pop.: 1,648,752
- Area.: 9,188.10
Kanagawa Prefecture
- Kanji: 神奈川県
- Capital: Yokohama
- Pop.: 9,127,323
- Area.: 2,415.81
Kōchi Prefecture
- Kanji: 高知県
- Capital: Kōchi
- Pop.: 728,461
- Area.: 7,103.91
Kumamoto Prefecture
- Kanji: 熊本県
- Capital: Kumamoto
- Pop.: 1,786,969
- Area.: 7,409.32
Kyoto Prefecture
- Kanji: 京都府
- Capital: Kyoto
- Pop.: 2,610,140
- Area.: 4,612.20
Mie Prefecture
- Kanji: 三重県
- Capital: Tsu
- Pop.: 1,815,827
- Area.: 5,774.39
Miyagi Prefecture
- Kanji: 宮城県
- Capital: Sendai
- Pop.: 2,334,215
- Area.: 7,282.14
Miyazaki Prefecture
- Kanji: 宮崎県
- Capital: Miyazaki
- Pop.: 1,104,377
- Area.: 7,735.31
Nagano Prefecture
- Kanji: 長野県
- Capital: Nagano
- Pop.: 2,099,759
- Area.: 13,561.56
Nagasaki Prefecture
- Kanji: 長崎県
- Capital: Nagasaki
- Pop.: 1,377,780
- Area.: 4,132.32
Nara Prefecture
- Kanji: 奈良県
- Capital: Nara
- Pop.: 1,365,008
- Area.: 3,690.94
Niigata Prefecture
- Kanji: 新潟県
- Capital: Niigata
- Pop.: 2,305,098
- Area.: 12,584.10
Ōita Prefecture
- Kanji: 大分県
- Capital: Ōita
- Pop.: 1,166,729
- Area.: 6,340.61
Okayama Prefecture
- Kanji: 岡山県
- Capital: Okayama
- Pop.: 1,922,181
- Area.: 7,114.62
Okinawa Prefecture
- Kanji: 沖縄県
- Capital: Naha
- Pop.: 1,434,138
- Area.: 2,281
Osaka Prefecture
- Kanji: 大阪府
- Capital: Ōsaka
- Pop.: 8,838,908
- Area.: 1,904.99
Saga Prefecture
- Kanji: 佐賀県
- Capital: Saga
- Pop.: 833,245
- Area.: 2,440.64
Saitama Prefecture
- Kanji: 埼玉県
- Capital: Saitama
- Pop.: 7,261,271
- Area.: 3,797.75
Shiga Prefecture
- Kanji: 滋賀県
- Capital: Ōtsu
- Pop.: 1,413,184
- Area.: 4,017.38
Shimane Prefecture
- Kanji: 島根県
- Capital: Matsue
- Pop.: 694,188
- Area.: 6,708.23
Shizuoka Prefecture
- Kanji: 静岡県
- Capital: Shizuoka
- Pop.: 3,701,181
- Area.: 7,778.70
Tochigi Prefecture
- Kanji: 栃木県
- Capital: Utsunomiya
- Pop.: 1,974,671
- Area.: 6,408.09
Tokushima Prefecture
- Kanji: 徳島県
- Capital: Tokushima
- Pop.: 756,063
- Area.: 4,146.93
Tokyo Prefecture
- Kanji: 東京都
- Capital: Tokyo[6]
- Pop.: 13,513,734
- Area.: 2,190.90
Tottori Prefecture
- Kanji: 鳥取県
- Capital: Tottori
- Pop.: 573,648
- Area.: 3,507.05
Toyama Prefecture
- Kanji: 富山県
- Capital: Toyama
- Pop.: 1,066,883
- Area.: 4,247.61
Wakayama Prefecture
- Kanji: 和歌山県
- Capital: Wakayama
- Pop.: 963,850
- Area.: 4,724.68
Yamagata Prefecture
- Kanji: 山形県
- Capital: Yamagata
- Pop.: 1,122,957
- Area.: 9,323.15
Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Kanji: 山口県
- Capital: Yamaguchi
- Pop.: 1,405,007
- Area.: 6,112.30
Yamanashi Prefecture
- Kanji: 山梨県
- Capital: Kōfu
- Pop.: 835,165
- Area.: 4,464.99
