Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: prefecture

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Tokyo Prefecture

東京都東京
alternative words: Tokyoto prefecture, Tokyo, Tokyo city, Town of Tokyo, Tokyoto, Tokyo to, Tokio
keywords: harbor , prefecture , tokyo , town
related topics: Japan , Haneda Airport , Imperial Palace , Tokyo Tower , Sensoji Temple , Meiji Shrine , Ueno Zoological Garden , Shinjuku
related web sites: http://www.metro.tokyo.jp , http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp , http://www.tcvb.or.jp , http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp
explanation: Capital of Japan and one of the biggest towns in the world. Administratively speaking, Tokyo is a prefecture and a town at the same time. Its surface is 2,162 km2 and the population 11.8 millions. It owns all the kinds of industries and heavy ones are concentrated especially on Tokyo Bay area. The eastern part is heavily urbanized and divided into 23 districts while central part is moderately urbanized with several satellite towns. The western part is mountainous.

Tottori Prefecture

鳥取県鳥取
alternative words: Tottoriken prefecture, Tottori, Tottoriken, Tottori ken
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Mt. Daisen , Yonago city , Nakanoumi
related web sites: http://www1.pref.tottori.jp
explanation: Tottori prefecture occupies the north-eastern part of Chugoku region, facing Japanese Sea. Its surface is 3,492 km2 and the population 0.6 million. The prefectural office is at Tottori City. Most of the area being rural, the farmers are producing rice, tobacco, beefs and pigs. Exploiting a wide band of dune on the beach, they are producing pears and grapes, too. On the southern border with Okayama, there exists a rare mine of uranium. Traditional Japanese paper is notorious.

Toyama Prefecture

富山県
alternative words: Toyamaken prefecture, Toyama, Toyamaken, Toyama ken.
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Mt. Tateyama
related web sites: http://www.pref.toyama.jp
explanation: Toyama prefecture occupies the northern part of Chubu region facing Japanese Sea, between Niiga and Ishikawa prefectures. Its surface is 4,252 km2 and the population 1.1 million. The prefectural office is at Toyama City. Nearly all the fields are dedicated to the rice culture. Drugs of Toyama is well known since the Middle Ages. Now using abundant hydraulic electricity, the chemical industry is developing. Toyama Bay being very deep, fishing activity is very prosperous.

Wakayama Prefecture

和歌山県
alternative words: Wakayamaken prefecture, Wakayama, Wakayamaken, Wakayama ken
keywords: prefecture , wakayama
related topics: Kii peninsula , Kumano Hongu Shrine , Kongobuji Temple , Shirahama Spa
related web sites: http://www.wakayama.go.jp , http://dtravel.inetg.com/kii/kii.html
explanation: Wakayama prefecture occupies the southern part of Kinki region, facing Pacific Ocean. Its surface is 4,724 km2 and the population 1 million. The prefectural office is at Wakayama City. Excepting for the extreme northern region where most of the human activity is concentrated, all the region is mountainous and covered by deep forests. On the coastal region, fishing is prosperous because it owns many good harbors. Thanks to a mild climate, it produces many kinds of oranges, too.

Yamagata Prefecture

山形県
alternative words: Yamagataken prefecture, Yamagata, Yamagataken, Yamagata-ken, Yamagata ken
keywords: prefecture , tohoku
related topics: Mt Gatsu , Mt Chokai
related web sites: http://www.pref.yamagata.jp
explanation: Yamagata prefecture occupies the south-western part of Tohoku region, facing Japanese Sea. Its surface is 9,326 km2 and the population 1.2 million. The prefectural office is at Yamagata City. As its name indicates, the region is very mountainous and its human activity is concentrated along the valley of Mogami River and on the sea shore plain which both own good rice fields. Being surround by high mountains like Mts. Chokai, Gatsu and Zaoh, there exist many ski resorts.

Yamaguchi Prefecture

山口県
alternative words: Yamaguchiken prefecture, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchiken, Yamaguchi-ken, Yamaguchi ken
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Iwakuni City , Akama Shrine , Kanmon bridge
related web sites: http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp
explanation: Yamaguchi prefecture occupies the western part of Chugoku region, facing Inland Sea on the south and Japanese Sea on the north. Its surface is 6,105km2 and the population 1.6 million. The prefectural office is at Yamaguchi City. Farmers are producing rice, potatoes and oranges. The western region has a coal mine but it is now exhausted, while many modern industries like chemical, metallurgy and shipyards are developing on the southern region. Fishing is prosperous too.

Yamanashi Prefecture

山梨県
alternative words: Yamanashiken prefecture, Yamanashi, Yamanashiken, Yamanashi-ken, Yamanashi ken
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Mt. Fuji , Kuonji Temple , Mt. Kita , Kofu city , Lake Kawaguchi , Fujiyoshida city , Linear motor train
related web sites: http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp , http://www.spy.or.jp , http://stream.yamanashi21.or.jp/kanren/ , http://dtravel.inetg.com/shinshu/shinshu.html
explanation: Yamanashi prefecture occupies the eastern part of Chubu region, adjacent to Tokyo from west. Its surface is 4,463 km2 and the population 0.8 million. The prefectural office is at Kofu City. Yamanashi is surrounded by high mountains which attract may tourists. Traditionally, the rice culture is prosperous but the framers cultivate more and more fruits for citizens of Tokyo. Now the government is experimenting magnetic levitation trains in the eastern region.

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