Japanese Prefectures 1-24
24 entries in the Japanese Prefectures compendium.
Japanese Prefectures 1-24 — Era Chart
Aichi PrefectureAichi Prefecture is Japan's industrial heartland and home to Toyota.Akita PrefectureA northern Japanese prefecture known for rice, sake, and depopulation.Aomori PrefectureNorthernmost prefecture on Honshu, home to ancient Jōmon pottery.Chiba PrefectureEastern Pacific prefecture of Japan, part of Greater Tokyo Area.Ehime PrefectureShikoku prefecture known for citrus, hot springs, and Nobel laureates.Fukui PrefectureA Japanese prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.Fukuoka PrefectureNorthern Kyūshū prefecture with major industry and historic temples.Fukushima PrefectureA Japanese prefecture known for its 2011 nuclear disaster.Niigata PrefectureFifth-largest prefecture by area, leading rice producer.Okayama PrefecturePrefecture in Chūgoku, Honshu, linked to the Momotarō legend.Okinawa PrefectureSouthernmost Japanese prefecture, former Ryukyu Kingdom center.Osaka PrefectureSecond-most-densely populated prefecture in Japan, economic hub of Kansai.Saga PrefectureA Kyushu prefecture known for ceramics and porcelain production.Shiga PrefectureInland prefecture encircling Japan's largest lake, Lake Biwa.Shimane PrefectureSecond-least populous prefecture of Japan, rich in myth and history.Shizuoka PrefecturePrefecture on Japan's Pacific coast, home of Mount Fuji and major industries.Tochigi PrefectureInland prefecture in Kantō, home to Nikkō's UNESCO shrines.Tokushima PrefectureA Shikoku prefecture known for agriculture and the Ōnaruto Bridge.Tottori PrefectureJapan's least populous prefecture, home to its largest sand dunes.Toyama PrefectureIndustrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast with rare glaciers.Wakayama PrefectureA Japanese prefecture on the Kii Peninsula with cultural and agricultural prominence.Yamagata PrefectureA prefecture in Tōhoku, Japan, known for cherries and Dewa Sanzan.Yamaguchi PrefectureWestern Honshu prefecture with samurai history and industrial growth.Yamanashi PrefectureLandlocked prefecture in central Honshu, home to Mount Fuji.
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