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Administrative divisions Japan, in 36 editions.
The entry for Japan published Administrative divisions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Administrative divisions in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Administrative divisions” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- 47 prefectures (fuken, singular and plural);
- Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
47 prefectures (fuken, singular and plural); Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures (fuken, singular and plural); prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka,
Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa,
Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi,
Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka,
Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori,
Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka,
Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa,
Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi,
Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama,
Okinawa, Osaka,
Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori,
Yamanashi
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba,
Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka,
Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa,
Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie,
Niigata, Oita, Okayama,
Shizuoka, Tochigi,
Yamagata, Yamaguchi,
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba,
Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido,
Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima,
Kanagawa, Kochi,
Nagasaki, Nara,
Saitama, Shiga, Shimane,
Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama,
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori,
Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima,
Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima,
Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano,
Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga,
Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo,
Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba,
Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido,
Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima,
Kanagawa, Kochi,
Nagasaki, Nara,
Saitama, Shiga, Shimane,
Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama,
The same text in 6 editions, 2000 to 2005.
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gumma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori,
The same text in 20 editions, 2006 to 2025.
47 prefectures;
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gunma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Japan: Administrative divisions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/japan/administrative-divisions.