Prefectures of Japan

A Prefecture is an administrative part in Japan, similar to a province. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures.

There are 4 different types of prefectures:

Collectively they are called todōfuken (都道府県).:
 * to (都), which allows excluding the Metropolitan Tokyo Prefecture is referred to
 * dō (道) for Hokkaidō prefecture the island
 * fu (府) for the Kyoto and Osaka prefecture-level cities
 * ken 43 other prefectures (県) for the

During the Meiji Restoration is the subdivision of Japan has changed dramatically and the current system of 47 prefectures was set up in 1888. At the head of each prefecture, a State Governor chiji (by a directly ). ==List of prefectures[ Edit] ==