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Japan political map or political map of Japan provides the location information for all 47 administrative divisions of the country.
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Japan, an East Asian country, is located on the coordinates of 36° North latitude and 138º East longitude.
Location of Japan
Japan is located between Sea of Japan to the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula. To its north-east is North Pacific Ocean. Japan, an East Asian country, is located on the coordinates of 36° North latitude and 138° East longitude. The land area covers 374,744 sq km and the water bodies cover 3,091 sq km. Japan political map helps to find out the locations of different administrative divisions that make the whole nation.
To the southern side of Japan, lies the East China Sea and Philippine Sea. The water bodies surrounding Japan is shown by blue color on the Political Maps of Japan.
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Tokyo - Capital City of Japan
Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is situated at a height of 17 meters above sea level. Tokyo lies on the geographical coordinates of 35° 41' North latitude and 139° 45' East longitude. Some of the nearby places of Tokyo are Marunouchi, Takehiracho, Ichigaya, Nihombashi-Edobashi, Kita-yamabushicho, Otemachi, Muromachi, Nihombashi-Gofukubashi and Hongo. The nearest airports to this city are Tokyo International Airport, Yokota AB, Kisarazu and Shimofusa. Tokyo is depicted on the Japan political map by a red square.
Administrative Divisions of Japan
There are a total of 47 ken (prefecture) in Japan. At the right hand corner below the Political Map of Japan are given the names of the divisions along with number. On the Map of Japan, instead of the names of the divisions, the numbers are given so that the user can easily identify them by looking at the right hand corner box.
These 47 administrative divisions of Japan are given below:
- Akita
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- Nagasaki
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- Chiba
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- Kumamoto
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- Aichi
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- Ehime
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- Toyama
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- Fukuoka
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- Gifu
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- Aomori
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- Kanagawa
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- Yamanashi
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- Gunma
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- Ibaraki
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- Miyagi
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- Iwate
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- Kagawa
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- Hokkaido
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- Kyoto
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- Ishikawa
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- Mie
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- Fukushima
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- Miyazaki
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- Nagano
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- Tokushima
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- Nara
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- Oita
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- Hyogo
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- Okayama
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- Saga
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- Osaka
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- Shiga
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- Hiroshima
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- Shimane
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- Kagoshima
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- Shizuoka
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- Tochigi
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- Tokyo
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- Tottori
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- Wakayama
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- Niigata
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- Yamagata
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- Okinawa
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- Yamaguchi
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- Fukui
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- Kochi
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- Saitama
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Few ken (prefectures) and ken capitals that are of importance in Japan. |
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