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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
- Aichi prefecture [r]: (愛知県 Aichi-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 7,310,000. [e]
- Gifu prefecture [r]: (岐阜県 Gifu-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 2,110,000. [e]
- Ishikawa prefecture [r]: (石川県 Ishikawa-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 1,175,000. [e]
- Nagano prefecture [r]: (長野県 Nagano-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 2,200,000. [e]
- Niigata prefecture [r]: (新潟県 Niigata-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 2,420,000. [e]
- Shizuoka prefecture [r]: (静岡県 Shizuoka-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 3,800,000. [e]
- Toyama prefecture [r]: (富山県 Toyama-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 1,110,000. [e]
- Yamanashi prefecture [r]: (山梨県 Yamanashi-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 880,000. [e]
Other prefectures
Fukui is typically identified with Chubu; Mie more controversially so
- Fukui prefecture [r]: (福井県 Fukui-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 819,000. [e]
- Mie prefecture [r]: (三重県 Mie-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 2,000,000. [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]
- 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]
- Chugoku [r]: (中国地方 Chuugoku-chihoo), westerly region of Japan also known as Sanin-Sanyo (山陰山陽地方 Sanin-Sanyoo-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into five prefectures and including the cities of Hiroshima and Okayama; population about 7,600,000. [e]
