Setup of Japan: 都道府県

都道府県, read as とどうふけん is a word used to represent the various top level administrative areas of Japan. The Wikipedia article has some great maps, diagrams and more than enough information you’ll ever need to know about this topic. In Japanese the breakdown is as follows: 都:東京都の1、道:北海道の1、府:京都府および大阪府の2、県:それら以外の43. So we see…

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