A Nippon.com series on Japan’s prefectures, giving brief overviews of the 47 areas, from Hokkaidō in the north to Okinawa in the south, that make up the nation as a whole. Japan has 47 prefectures.

On a map of the world, Japan looks like a pretty tiny place. Zoom in to a map of just Japan, though, and you’ll see that it has 47 different prefectures, and every year Japan’s Brand Research ...

Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

The d47 MUSEUM, a museum themed around the 47 prefectures of Japan located on the 8th floor of Shibuya Hikarie, will hold its 17th special exhibition, "47 Accessories 2: Accessories from 47 ...