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Administrative divisions

aichi-ken (Japan)
akita-ken (Japan)
aomori-ken (Japan)
chiba-ken (Japan)
ehime (Japan)
fukui-ken (Japan)
fukuoka-ken (Japan)
fukushima-ken (Japan)
gifu-ken (Japan)
gumma-ken (Japan)
hiroshima-ken (Japan)
hokkaidō (Japan)
hyōgo-ken (Japan)
ibaraki-ken (Japan)
ishikawa-ken (Japan)
iwate-ken (Japan)
kagawa-ken (Japan)
kagoshima-ken (Japan)
kanagawa-ken (Japan)
kumamoto-ken (Japan)
kyōto-fu (Japan)
kōchi-ken (Japan)
mie-ken (Japan)
miyagi-ken (Japan)
miyazaki-ken (Japan)
nagano-ken (Japan)
nagasaki-ken (Japan)
nara-ken (Japan)
niigata-ken (Japan)
okayama-ken (Japan)
okinawa-ken (Japan)
saga-ken (Japan)
saitama-ken (Japan)
shiga-ken (Japan)
shimane-ken (Japan)
shizuoka-ken (Japan)
tochigi-ken (Japan)
tokushima-ken (Japan)
tottori-ken (Japan)
toyama-ken (Japan)
tōkyō-to (Japan)
wakayama-ken (Japan)
yamagata-ken (Japan)
yamaguchi-ken (Japan)
yamanashi-ken (Japan)
ōita-ken (Japan)
ōsaka-fu (Japan)

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Alternate names of Japan

Location of Japan

japan

japanJapan ( Nihon or Nippon in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun" (...)
Feature: country, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.1561, Lng.: 136.06
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tokyo

tokyoformally , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city, as defined by Japanese law. Because it is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan (...)
Feature: city, Country Code: JP, Population: 8336611, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.68, Lng.: 139.76
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sea of japan

sea of japanThe Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea and Russia. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure. (...)
Feature: waterbody, Country Code: , Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 39.5819, Lng.: 134.5697
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amakusa

amakusabelonging to Japan, 26½ miles long and 13½ in extreme width, situated about 32°20'N, 130°E, on the west of Kumamoto Prefecture (formerly the province of Higo on the island of Kyūshū), from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro Sea. It has no high mountains, but its surface being very hilly—four of the peaks rise to a height over 1,500 feet—the natives resort to the terrace system of (...)
Feature: isle, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 32.3333, Lng.: 130.1833
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taketomi

taketomi: ''Tēdun'' Okinawan: ''Dakidun'') is an island in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Located a ten-minute boat ride away from Ishigaki island, this island has a village in the center, also named Taketomi. Taketomi has a population of approximately 361 (as of 2006) and an area of 6.32 km². As the island is quite circular in shape, everywhere is within walking distance (...)
Feature: isle, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 24.3261, Lng.: 124.0881
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geography of japan

geography of japanJapan is an island nation in East Asia comprised of a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. Measured from the geographic coordinate system, Japan is 36° north of the equator and 138° east of the Prime Meridian. The country is north-northeast of China and Taiwan (separated by the East China Sea) and slightly east of Korea (separated by the Sea of Japan) (...)
Feature: landmark, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 45.5227, Lng.: 141.9363
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yokohama

yokohamais the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. Yokohama's population of 3.6 million makes it Japan's largest incorporated city and second most populous urban area after Tokyo (during nighttime - Yokohama ranks 3rd in daytime population) (...)
Feature: city, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.45, Lng.: 139.6333
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okinawa prefecture

okinawa prefectureis Japan's southernmost prefecture, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Island, which is approximately half-way between Kyūshū and Taiwan (...)
Feature: adm1st, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 26.1831, Lng.: 127.5497
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hateruma

haterumaHateruma (波照間島; ''Hateruma-jima'') is an island in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Part of the town of Taketomi, it is the southern-most inhabited island in Japan at 24°2’25” north latitude, 123°47’16” east longitude. Made of coral, Hateruma has a population of approximately 600 and an area of 12.7 km² (...)
Feature: isle, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 24.0586, Lng.: 123.7806
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aichi prefecture

aichi prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. (...)
Feature: adm1st, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.0831, Lng.: 136.9831
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kyoto

kyoto' is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. (...)
Feature: city, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.0167, Lng.: 135.7667
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kyoto prefecture

kyoto prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kyoto. (...)
Feature: adm1st, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 35.0664, Lng.: 135.6164
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akita prefecture

akita prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Japan. The capital is the city of Akita. (...)
Feature: adm1st, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 39.7, Lng.: 140.2664
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isonokami shrine

isonokami shrineThe Isonokami Shrine (石上神宮, ''Isonokami-jingū'') is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Originally a shrine of the Mononobe, a company of armorers and warriors who, according to Shinto, descended to Earth prior to the ancestors of the Imperial family, it also served as an armory (...)
Feature: landmark, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 34.5981, Lng.: 135.8519
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hokkaidō

hokkaidō, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshū, although the two islands are connected by the underwater Seikan Tunnel (...)
Feature: adm1st, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 43.2833, Lng.: 143.0833
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fukuoka, fukuoka

fukuoka, fukuoka: is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Tsushima Strait from South Korea's Busan. It is the most populous city in Kyūshū, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Osaka. The city was designated on April 1, 1972 by government ordinance. Greater Fukuoka (福岡都市圏) with 2 (...)
Feature: city, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 33.5833, Lng.: 130.4
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south korea

south koreaSouth Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Korean: 대한민국, ), ) is an East Asian country occupying the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. To the north, it is bordered by North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), with which it was united until 1945 (...)
Feature: country, Country Code: KR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 36, Lng.: 128
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pacific ocean

pacific oceanname ''Mare Pacificum'', "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Antarctic in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia on the west and the Americas on the east. At 169.2 million square kilometres (65 (...)
Feature: waterbody, Country Code: , Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 6, Lng.: -157
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nagasaki, nagasaki

nagasaki, nagasakiis the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. It was formerly part of Nishisonogi District. It was a center of European influence in the sixteenth century. Nagasaki became a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War (...)
Feature: city, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 32.7833, Lng.: 129.8667
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showashinzan

showashinzanShowashinzan (昭和新山) is a volcanic lava dome in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan, next to Mount Usu. The mountain was created between 1944 and 1945. Initially, a series of strong earthquakes shook the area, and wheat fields were rapidly uplifted. Lava broke through the surface and the current peak was created. The peak is now tall, and still actively smoking (...)
Feature: mountain, Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 42.5425, Lng.: 140.8644
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shiroishi, miyagi

shiroishi, miyagiShiroishi (白石市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 40,209 and the density of 140.36 persons per km². The total area is 286.47 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1954. (...)
Feature: , Country Code: JP, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 38, Lng.: 140.626
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