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Japan consists of four large islands and thousands of smaller ones. While the sparsely-populated northern island of Hokkaido is its own prefecture (see [[Japan/Related Articles#Prefectures|below]]), others are split into smaller political and cultural regions. | |||
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====Hokkaido==== | |||
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====Kyushu==== | |||
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====Shikoku==== | |||
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===Prefectures=== | |||
Administrative divisions or 'prefectures' of Japan are known as ''todōfuken'' (都道府県) in Japanese. Typically ''-ken'' (県) added to a place name indicates that it is a prefecture. Other regions are identified using ''-to'' (都 'metropolis', for Tokyo), ''-fu'' (府 'metropolitan prefecture', for Kyoto and Osaka) or ''-dō'' (道 'administrative region', used only in Hokkaido). | |||
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{{r|Fukui prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Fukuoka prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Fukushima prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Gifu prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Gunma prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Hiroshima prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Hokkaido}} | |||
{{r|Hyogo prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Ibaraki prefecture}} | |||
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{{r|Nara prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Niigata prefecture}} | |||
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{{r|Okayama prefecture}} | |||
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{{r|Osaka prefecture}} | |||
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{{r|Shizuoka prefecture}} | |||
{{r|Tochigi prefecture}} | |||
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{{r|Ainu people}} | |||
{{r|Okinawan people}} | |||
{{r|Burakumin}} | |||
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===Language=== | |||
{{r|Japanese language}} | |||
{{r|Ainu language}} | |||
{{r|Ryukyuan languages}} | |||
{{r|Japanese English}} | |||
==History== | |||
{{r|History of Japan}} | |||
==Other related topics== | |||
{{r|Life expectancy}} (See section on Japan) | |||
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- See also changes related to Japan, or pages that link to Japan or to this page or whose text contains "Japan".
Parent topics
- East Asia [r]: Region comprising China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan; also defined in cultural terms, with these nations historically or at present sharing writing systems, philosophical modes of thought, and other relationships (population about 1,600,000,000). [e]
Subtopics
Regions
Japan consists of four large islands and thousands of smaller ones. While the sparsely-populated northern island of Hokkaido is its own prefecture (see below), others are split into smaller political and cultural regions.
Honshu
- Honshu [r]: (本州 Honshuu) largest of the islands of Japan, divided into five regions and including the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima; population about 103,000,000. [e]
- Tohoku [r]: (東北地方 Toohoku-chihoo), northerly region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into six prefectures and including the cities of Sendai and Akita; population about 9,500,000. [e]
- Kanto [r]: (関東地方 Kantoo-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into seven prefectures and including the capital, Tokyo; population about 41,650,000. [e]
- Chubu [r]: (中部地方 Chuubu-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into nine prefectures and including the city of Nagoya and Mount Fuji; population about 21,700,000. [e]
- Kansai [r]: (関西地方 Kansai-chihoo), region of Japan also known as Kinki (近畿地方 Kinki-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into seven prefectures and including the cities of Kyoto and Osaka; population about 22,500,000. [e]
- Chugoku [r]: (中国地方 Chuugoku-chihoo), westerly region of Japan also known as San-in San-yo (山陰山陽地方 San-in San-yoo-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into five prefectures and including the cities of Hiroshima and Okayama; population about 7,600,000. [e]
Hokkaido
- Hokkaido [r]: (北海道 Hokkaidoo) second-largest and northernmost of the main islands of Japan, including the cities of Sapporo, Hakodate and Asahikawa; population about 5,500,000. [e]
Kyushu
- Kyushu [r]: (九州 Kyuushuu) third-largest and westernmost of the main islands of Japan, divided into seven regions and including the cities of Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima; population about 13,000,000. [e]
- Ryukyu Islands [r]: (南西諸島 Nansei Shotoo 'Southwest Islands') subtropical Japanese island chain in the East China Sea, east of Taiwan; divided between Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures and home to the Ryukyuan languages and people. [e]
Shikoku
- Shikoku [r]: (四国) smallest and least populated of the four main islands of Japan, divided into four prefectures and including the cities of Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Tokushima and Uwajima; population about 4,000,000. [e]
Prefectures
Administrative divisions or 'prefectures' of Japan are known as todōfuken (都道府県) in Japanese. Typically -ken (県) added to a place name indicates that it is a prefecture. Other regions are identified using -to (都 'metropolis', for Tokyo), -fu (府 'metropolitan prefecture', for Kyoto and Osaka) or -dō (道 'administrative region', used only in Hokkaido).
Culture
- Culture of Japan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Japanese popular culture [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Japanese media [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ainu people [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Okinawan people [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Burakumin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Japanese residents of colonial descent [r]: Add brief definition or description
Language
- Japanese language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ainu language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ryukyuan languages [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Japanese English [r]: Add brief definition or description
History
- Life expectancy [r]: Add brief definition or description (See section on Japan)