Language & place / Atlas no. 01

Japan, by prefecture.

Begin with Japan’s 47 prefectures and their real geographic boundaries. Study their names in English and Japanese, or widen the view to East Asia for curated place references and optional geography practice.

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Preparing the locally bundled prefecture map…

Choose a prefecture on the map, in the list, or by typing its name. Some distant islands lie beyond the main map frame.Boundary source: MLIT data / processing by oxon · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · further simplified for this atlas

Reference desk · Japan

Find a prefecture Or search in English, Japanese or kana

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Select any of Japan's 47 prefectures. Names and search remain available even when the geographic boundaries cannot load.

Regional index

Choose a region to narrow the list. Region groupings are conventional, not separate administrative tiers.

Study / ScriptsRead the place names.

Explore kana, kanji, stroke guidance and six-choice practice in the Japanese study library.

Study Japanese ↗ Reference / ContextUnderstand the terms.

Ground East Asian terminology in its original script, definition and primary sources.

Explore concepts ↗ Editorial / EvidenceFollow the research.

Read source-led briefings on East Asian language policy, history and society.

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