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Parent topics
- Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; world's second-largest economy; population about 127,000,000. [e]
- 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]
Subtopics
Prefectures
See also prefectures
- Hiroshima prefecture [r]: (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) area of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu island, whose capital was struck by the world's first atomic bomb attack in 1945; population about 2,800,000. [e]
- Okayama prefecture [r]: (岡山県 Okayama-ken) area of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu island; population about 1,900,000. [e]
- Shimane prefecture [r]: (島根県 Shimane-ken) area of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu island; population about 720,000. [e]
- Tottori prefecture [r]: (鳥取県 Tottori-ken) least-populated administrative area of Japan, located in the Chugoku region of Honshu island; population about 600,000. [e]
- Yamaguchi prefecture [r]: (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken) area of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu island; population about 1,450,000. [e]
Other related topics
Other regions of Honshu
- 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]
