Editing Prefectures of Japan (section)

===By English name===
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! colspan="2" | [[Prefecture]]
! colspan="2" | [[Prefectural capital|Capital]]
! [[List of regions in Japan|Region]]
! [[Japanese Archipelago|Major Island]]
! [[List of Japanese prefectures by population|Population]]<br>(estimated 1 April 2023)
! [[List of Japanese prefectures by population|Population]]<br> (census conducted 1 October 2020)
! Population change
! [[List of Japanese prefectures ranked by area|Area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>]])<br><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=1 October 2020|title=全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 (10月1日時点)|trans-title=Areas of prefectures, cities, towns and villages (1 October)|url=https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20201001.pdf|access-date=18 March 2021|website=Geospatial Information Authority of Japan|publisher=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism|page=5|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304100204/https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20201001.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
! [[Population density|Density]]<br>(per km<sup>2</sup>)
! [[Districts of Japan|Distr.]]
! {{vert header|[[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]}}
! [[ISO 3166-2:JP|ISO]]
! [[Telephone numbers in Japan|Area<br />code]]
|-
| {{flag|Aichi}}
| {{nihongo2|愛知県}}
| [[Nagoya]]
| {{nihongo2|名古屋市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|7475630|7542415}}
| align="right" | 5,173.07
| align="right" | 1,458
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 54
| align="right" | JP-23
| align="right" | 052
|-
| {{flag|Akita}}
| {{nihongo2|秋田県}}
| [[Akita City|Akita]]
| {{nihongo2|秋田市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|918811|959502}}
| align="right" | 11,637.52
| align="right" | 82.4
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 25
| align="right" | JP-05
| align="right" | 018
|-
| {{flag|Aomori}}
| {{nihongo2|青森県}}
| [[Aomori]]
| {{nihongo2|青森市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1190685|1237984}}
| align="right" | 9,645.64
| align="right" | 128.3
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 40
| align="right" | JP-02
| align="right" | 017
|-
| {{flag|Chiba|Chiba Prefecture}}
| {{nihongo2|千葉県}}
| [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]
| {{nihongo2|千葉市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|6269572|6284480}}
| align="right" | 5,157.57
| align="right" | 1,218.50
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 54
| align="right" | JP-12
| align="right" | 043
|-
| {{flag|Ehime}}
| {{nihongo2|愛媛県}}
| [[Matsuyama]]
| {{nihongo2|松山市}}
| bgcolor=#cc79ef|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| {{change|invert=on|1296061|1334841}}
| align="right" | 5,676.19
| align="right" | 235.2
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 20
| align="right" | JP-38
| align="right" | 089
|-
| {{flag|Fukui}}
| {{nihongo2|福井県}}
| [[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui]]
| {{nihongo2|福井市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|746733|766863}}
| align="right" | 4,190.52
| align="right" | 183
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 17
| align="right" | JP-18
| align="right" | 077
|-
| {{flag|Fukuoka}}
| {{nihongo2|福岡県}}
| [[Fukuoka]]
| {{nihongo2|福岡市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|5101340|5135214}}
| align="right" | 4,986.51
| align="right" | 1,029.80
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | 60
| align="right" | JP-40
| align="right" | 092
|-
| {{flag|Fukushima}}
| {{nihongo2|福島県}}
| [[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]
| {{nihongo2|福島市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1773723|1833152}}
| align="right" | 13,784.14
| align="right" | 133
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 59
| align="right" | JP-07
| align="right" | 024
|-
| {{flag|Gifu}}
| {{nihongo2|岐阜県}}
| [[Gifu]]
| {{nihongo2|岐阜市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1933019|1978742}}
| align="right" | 10,621.29
| align="right" | 186.3
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | 42
| align="right" | JP-21
| align="right" | 058
|-
| {{flag|Gunma}}
| {{nihongo2|群馬県}}
| [[Maebashi]]
| {{nihongo2|前橋市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1902834|1939110}}
| align="right" | 6,362.28
| align="right" | 304.8
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 35
| align="right" | JP-10
| align="right" | 027
|-
| {{flag|Hiroshima}}
| {{nihongo2|広島県}}
| [[Hiroshima]]
| {{nihongo2|広島市}}
| bgcolor=#efb179|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2745295|2799702}}
| align="right" | 8,479.65
| align="right" | 330.2
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 23
| align="right" | JP-34
| align="right" | 082
|-
| {{flag|Hokkaido}}
| {{nihongo2|北海道}}
| [[Sapporo]]
| {{nihongo2|札幌市}}
| bgcolor=#ef7979|[[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]]
| [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]]
| {{change|invert=on|5114809|5224614}}
| align="right" | 83,424.44
| align="right" | 66.6
| align="right" | 66
| align="right" | 180
| align="right" | JP-01
| align="right" | 011–016
|-
| {{flag|Hyōgo}}
| {{nihongo2|兵庫県}}
| [[Kobe|Kōbe]]
| {{nihongo2|神戸市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|5378405|5465002}}
| align="right" | 8,401.02
| align="right" | 650.5
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 41
| align="right" | JP-28
| align="right" | 073
|-
| {{flag|Ibaraki}}
| {{nihongo2|茨城県}}
| [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]]
| {{nihongo2|水戸市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2828848|2867009}}
| align="right" | 6,097.39
| align="right" | 470.2
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 44
| align="right" | JP-08
| align="right" | 029
|-
| {{flag|Ishikawa}}
| {{nihongo2|石川県}}
| [[Kanazawa]]
| {{nihongo2|金沢市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1111483|1132526}}
| align="right" | 4,186.21
| align="right" | 270.5
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | JP-17
| align="right" | 076
|-
| {{flag|Iwate}}
| {{nihongo2|岩手県}}
| [[Morioka]]
| {{nihongo2|盛岡市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1168771|1210534}}
| align="right" | 15,275.01
| align="right" | 79.2
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 33
| align="right" | JP-03
| align="right" | 019
|-
| {{flag|Kagawa}}
| {{nihongo2|香川県}}
| [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]]
| {{nihongo2|高松市}}
| bgcolor=#cc79ef|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| {{change|invert=on|926866|950244}}
| align="right" | 1,876.78
| align="right" | 506.3
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 17
| align="right" | JP-37
| align="right" | 087
|-
| {{flag|Kagoshima}}
| {{nihongo2|鹿児島県}}
| [[Kagoshima]]
| {{nihongo2|鹿児島市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1553060|1588256}}
| align="right" | 9,187.06
| align="right" | 172.9
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 43
| align="right" | JP-46
| align="right" | 099
|-
| {{flag|Kanagawa}}
| {{nihongo2|神奈川県}}
| [[Yokohama]]
| {{nihongo2|横浜市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|9222108|9237337}}
| align="right" | 2,416.11
| align="right" | 3,823.20
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 33
| align="right" | JP-14
| align="right" | 045
|-
| {{flag|Kōchi}}
| {{nihongo2|高知県}}
| [[Kōchi, Kōchi|{{hs|Kochi}}Kōchi]]
| {{nihongo2|高知市}}
| bgcolor=#cc79ef|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| {{change|invert=on|669516|691527}}
| align="right" | 7,103.63
| align="right" | 97.3
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 34
| align="right" | JP-39
| align="right" | 088
|-
| {{flag|Kumamoto}}
| {{nihongo2|熊本県}}
| [[Kumamoto]]
| {{nihongo2|熊本市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1708761|1738301}}
| align="right" | 7,409.46
| align="right" | 234.6
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | 45
| align="right" | JP-43
| align="right" | 096
|-
| {{flag|Kyōto}}
| {{nihongo2|京都府}}
| [[Kyoto|Kyōto]]
| {{nihongo2|京都市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2537860|2578087}}
| align="right" | 4,612.20
| align="right" | 559
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | JP-26
| align="right" | 075
|-
| {{flag|Mie}}
| {{nihongo2|三重県}}
| [[Tsu, Mie|Tsu]]
| {{nihongo2|津市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1731863|1770254}}
| align="right" | 5,774.49
| align="right" | 306.6
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 29
| align="right" | JP-24
| align="right" | 059
|-
| {{flag|Miyagi}}
| {{nihongo2|宮城県}}
| [[Sendai]]
| {{nihongo2|仙台市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2264921|2301996}}
| align="right" | 7,282.29
| align="right" | 316.1
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 35
| align="right" | JP-04
| align="right" | 022
|-
| {{flag|Miyazaki}}
| {{nihongo2|宮崎県}}
| [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]]
| {{nihongo2|宮崎市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1043524|1069576}}
| align="right" | 7,735.22
| align="right" | 138.3
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | JP-45
| align="right" | 098
|-
| {{flag|Nagano}}
| {{nihongo2|長野県}}
| [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]
| {{nihongo2|長野市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2007647|2048011}}
| align="right" | 13,561.56
| align="right" | 151
| align="right" | 14
| align="right" | 77
| align="right" | JP-20
| align="right" | 026
|-
| {{flag|Nagasaki}}
| {{nihongo2|長崎県}}
| [[Nagasaki]]
| {{nihongo2|長崎市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1270358|1312317}}
| align="right" | 4,130.98
| align="right" | 317.7
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 21
| align="right" | JP-42
| align="right" | 095
|-
| {{flag|Nara}}
| {{nihongo2|奈良県}}
| [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]
| {{nihongo2|奈良市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1298946|1324473}}
| align="right" | 3,690.94
| align="right" | 358.8
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 39
| align="right" | JP-29
| align="right" | 074
|-
| {{flag|Niigata}}
| {{nihongo2|新潟県}}
| [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
| {{nihongo2|新潟市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|2135036|2201272}}
| align="right" | 12,583.96
| align="right" | 174.9
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | 30
| align="right" | JP-15
| align="right" | 025
|-
| {{flag|Ōita}}
| {{nihongo2|大分県}}
| [[Ōita, Ōita|{{hs|Oita}}Ōita]]
| {{nihongo2|大分市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1098383|1123852}}
| align="right" | 6,340.76
| align="right" | 177.2
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 18
| align="right" | JP-44
| align="right" | 097
|-
| {{flag|Okayama}}
| {{nihongo2|岡山県}}
| [[Okayama]]
| {{nihongo2|岡山市}}
|bgcolor=#efb179|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1850210|1888432}}
| align="right" | 7,114.33
| align="right" | 265.4
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 27
| align="right" | JP-33
| align="right" | 086
|-
| {{flag|Okinawa}}
| {{nihongo2|沖縄県}}
| [[Naha]]
| {{nihongo2|那覇市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Ryukyu Islands|Ryūkyū Islands]]
| [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryūkyū Islands]]
| {{change|invert=on|1462871|1467480}}
| align="right" | 2,282.59
| align="right" | 642.9
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 41
| align="right" | JP-47
| align="right" | 098
|-
| {{flag|Ōsaka}}
| {{nihongo2|大阪府}}
| [[Osaka|Ōsaka]]
| {{nihongo2|大阪市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|8770650|8837685}}
| align="right" | 1,905.32
| align="right" | 4,638.40
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 43
| align="right" | JP-27
| align="right" | 06x
|-
| {{flag|Saga}}
| {{nihongo2|佐賀県}}
| [[Saga, Saga|Saga]]
| {{nihongo2|佐賀市}}
| bgcolor=#b4b4b4|[[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|795157|811442}}
| align="right" | 2,440.69
| align="right" | 332.5
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 20
| align="right" | JP-41
| align="right" | 095
|-
| {{flag|Saitama}}
| {{nihongo2|埼玉県}}
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
| {{nihongo2|さいたま市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|7328073|7344765}}
| align="right" | 3,797.75
| align="right" | 1,934
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 63
| align="right" | JP-11
| align="right" | 048
|-
| {{flag|Shiga}}
| {{nihongo2|滋賀県}}
| [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]]
| {{nihongo2|大津市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1405299|1413610}}
| align="right" | 4,017.38
| align="right" | 351.9
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | JP-25
| align="right" | 077
|-
| {{flag|Shimane}}
| {{nihongo2|島根県}}
| [[Matsue, Shimane|Matsue]]
| {{nihongo2|松江市}}
| bgcolor=#efb179|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|650900|671126}}
| align="right" | 6,707.89
| align="right" | 100.1
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | JP-32
| align="right" | 085
|-
| {{flag|Shizuoka}}
| {{nihongo2|静岡県}}
| [[Shizuoka City|Shizuoka]]
| {{nihongo2|静岡市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|3561252|3633202}}
| align="right" | 7,777.35
| align="right" | 467.2
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 35
| align="right" | JP-22
| align="right" | 054
|-
| {{flag|Tochigi}}
| {{nihongo2|栃木県}}
| [[Utsunomiya]]
| {{nihongo2|宇都宮市}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1898513|1933146}}
| align="right" | 6,408.09
| align="right" | 301.7
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | JP-09
| align="right" | 028
|-
| {{flag|Tokushima}}
| {{nihongo2|徳島県}}
| [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]]
| {{nihongo2|徳島市}}
| bgcolor=#cc79ef|[[Shikoku]]
| [[Shikoku]]
| {{change|invert=on|697733|719559}}
| align="right" | 4,146.75
| align="right" | 173.5
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 24
| align="right" | JP-36
| align="right" | 088
|-
| {{flag|Tōkyō}}
| {{nihongo2|東京都}}
| [[Special wards of Tokyo|Tōkyō]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chijihon.metro.tokyo.jp/sonota/syozaiti.htm |script-title=ja:都庁は新宿区 |publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government |access-date=12 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419085331/http://www.chijihon.metro.tokyo.jp/sonota/syozaiti.htm |archive-date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead }} Shinjuku is the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. But Tokyo is not a "municipality". Therefore, for the sake of convenience, the notation of prefectural is "Tokyo".</ref>
| {{nihongo2|東京都}}
| bgcolor=#87ef79|[[Kantō region|Kantō]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|14063564|14047594}}
| align="right" | 2,194.03
| align="right" | 6,402.60
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 39
| align="right" | JP-13
| align="right" | 03x/042
|-
| {{flag|Tottori}}
| {{nihongo2|鳥取県}}
| [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]
| {{nihongo2|鳥取市}}
| bgcolor=#efb179|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|539190|553407}}
| align="right" | 3,507.14
| align="right" | 157.8
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | JP-31
| align="right" | 085
|-
| {{flag|Toyama}}
| {{nihongo2|富山県}}
| [[Toyama City|Toyama]]
| {{nihongo2|富山市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1009050|1034814}}
| align="right" | 4,247.58
| align="right" | 243.6
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 15
| align="right" | JP-16
| align="right" | 076
|-
| {{flag|Wakayama}}
| {{nihongo2|和歌山県}}
| [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]]
| {{nihongo2|和歌山市}}
| bgcolor=#9579ef|[[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|895931|922584}}
| align="right" | 4,724.65
| align="right" | 195.3
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 30
| align="right" | JP-30
| align="right" | 075
|-
| {{flag|Yamagata}}
| {{nihongo2|山形県}}
| [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]]
| {{nihongo2|山形市}}
| bgcolor=#efe979|[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1031642|1068027}}
| align="right" | 9,323.15
| align="right" | 114.6
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 35
| align="right" | JP-06
| align="right" | 023
|-
| {{flag|Yamaguchi}}
| {{nihongo2|山口県}}
| [[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]]
| {{nihongo2|山口市}}
| bgcolor=#efb179|[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|1301480|1342059}}
| align="right" | 6,112.54
| align="right" | 219.6
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | JP-35
| align="right" | 083
|-
| {{flag|Yamanashi}}
| {{nihongo2|山梨県}}
| [[Kōfu]]
| {{nihongo2|甲府市}}
| bgcolor=#79efd8|[[Chūbu region|Chūbu]]
| [[Honshu|Honshū]]
| {{change|invert=on|796231|809974}}
| align="right" | 4,465.27
| align="right" | 181.4
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 27
| align="right" | JP-19
| align="right" | 055
|}