Prefectures — Japan

Distribution of the country by first-level administrative divisions, based on land area.

Prefectures

Prefectures

Hokkaido
19.4%
Iwate
3.8%
Fukushima
3.4%
Nagano
3.4%
Niigata
3.1%
Akita
2.9%
Gifu Prefecture
2.6%
Aomori
2.4%
Yamagata
2.3%
Kagoshima Prefecture
2.3%
Hiroshima
2.1%
Hyogo Prefecture
2.1%
Shizuoka
1.9%
Miyazaki Prefecture
1.9%
Kumamoto
1.8%
Miyagi
1.8%
Kochi Prefecture
1.8%
Okayama Prefecture
1.8%
Shimane
1.7%
Tochigi
1.6%
Gunma
1.6%
Oita
1.6%
Yamaguchi
1.5%
Ibaraki
1.5%
Mie Prefecture
1.4%
Ehime Prefecture
1.4%
Aichi Prefecture
1.3%
Chiba
1.3%
Fukuoka Prefecture
1.2%
Wakayama Prefecture
1.2%
Kyoto Prefecture
1.1%
Yamanashi
1.1%
Toyama
1.1%
Fukui Prefecture
1.0%
Ishikawa Prefecture
1.0%
Tokushima Prefecture
1.0%
Nagasaki Prefecture
1.0%
Shiga
1.0%
Saitama
0.9%
Nara Prefecture
0.9%
Tottori Prefecture
0.9%
Saga Prefecture
0.6%
Kanagawa
0.6%
Okinawa Prefecture
0.6%
Tokyo
0.5%
Osaka Prefecture
0.5%
Kagawa Prefecture
0.5%
Total
92.1%
Data is based on United Nations estimates and aggregated national statistics.
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