This is the list of Japanese prefectures by area.
Prefectures of Japan ranked by area as of October 1, 2015 Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan.Population estimates for October 1, 2015 are according to those reported by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. Area estimates for October 1, 2015 are according to those reported by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan. See Area of Japanese Prefectures as of October 1, 2015 and Outline of the System of Social and Demographic Statistics of Japan. Ranks are given by estimated areas. Undetermined areas here account for domestic boundary regions either in uncertainty or disputed among Japanese prefectures.
RankPrefectureJapaneseEstimatedArea(km2)Expediential values estimated by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, because of the uncertainty of boundaries.DeterminedArea(km2)Excludes undetermined (i.e. uncertain or disputed) areas.UndeterminedArea(km2)The sum of prefectural undetermined areas for each prefecture doubles the total prefectural undetermined areas in Japan.PopulationDensity(/km2)Inhabitable AreaForestArea(%)Capital(km2)Density(/km2)1Hokkaido83,424.3183,424.315,381,73364.5122,372.86240.5563.8%Sapporo2Iwate15,275.0115,275.011,279,59483.773,714.01344.5374.9%Morioka3Fukushima13,783.7413,783.741,914,039138.864,217.02453.8867.9%Fukushima4Nagano13,561.5613,104.29457.272,098,804154.763,225.52650.6975.5%Nagano5Niigata12,584.1010,363.992,220.112,304,264183.114,535.27508.0863.5%Niigata6Akita11,637.5411,637.541,023,11987.923,204.39319.2970.5%Akita7Gifu10,621.299,768.57852.722,031,903191.302,211.13918.9479.0%Gifu8Aomori9,645.599,645.591,308,265135.633,229.50405.1063.8%Aomori9Yamagata9,323.156,651.832,671.321,123,891120.552,884.80389.5968.7%Yamagata10Kagoshima9,186.949,042.65144.291,648,177179.403,312.81497.5263.4%Kagoshima11Hiroshima8,479.458,479.452,843,990335.402,310.911,230.6871.8%Hiroshima12Hyogo8,400.968,400.965,534,800658.832,782.951,988.8266.7%Kobe13Shizuoka7,777.427,252.60524.823,700,305475.782,749.491,345.8263.1%Shizuoka14Miyazaki7,735.316,794.24941.071,104,069142.731,849.87596.8475.8%Miyazaki15Kumamoto7,409.357,272.41136.941,786,170241.072,796.13638.8060.4%Kumamoto16Miyagi7,282.226,858.62423.602,333,899320.493,154.83739.7955.9%Sendai17Okayama7,114.507,010.92103.581,921,525270.092,218.89865.9868.0%Okayama18Kochi7,103.937,103.93728,276102.521,163.18626.1183.3%Kōchi19Shimane6,708.246,708.24694,352103.511,298.92534.5677.5%Matsue20Tochigi6,408.096,408.091,974,255308.092,982.76661.8953.2%Utsunomiya21Gunma6,362.286,362.281,973,115310.132,279.36865.6463.8%Maebashi22Oita6,340.715,100.281,240.431,166,338183.941,798.91648.3670.6%Oita23Yamaguchi6,112.306,112.301,404,729229.821,706.74823.0571.6%Yamaguchi24Ibaraki6,097.066,097.062,916,976478.423,974.86733.8631.0%Mito25Mie5,774.405,758.6615.741,815,865314.472,059.17881.8464.3%Tsu26Ehime5,676.115,676.111,385,262244.051,673.14827.9470.3%Matsuyama27Aichi5,172.485,123.4849.007,483,1281,446.722,987.772,504.5942.2%Nagoya28Chiba5,157.655,082.9074.756,222,6661,206.493,554.371,750.7130.4%Chiba29Fukuoka4,986.404,854.20132.205,101,5561,023.092,761.411,847.4544.5%Fukuoka30Wakayama4,724.694,724.69963,579203.951,115.11864.1176.4%Wakayama31Kyoto4,612.194,612.192,610,353565.971,173.812,223.8374.2%Kyoto32Yamanashi4,465.274,253.95211.32834,930186.98954.38874.8477.8%Kōfu33Toyama4,247.612,045.942,201.671,066,328251.041,842.82578.6456.6%Toyama34Fukui4,190.494,190.49786,740187.741,077.27730.3173.9%Fukui35Ishikawa4,186.094,186.091,154,008275.681,391.86829.1166.0%Kanazawa36Tokushima4,146.654,146.65755,733182.251,010.20748.1075.2%Tokushima37Nagasaki4,132.094,132.091,377,187333.291,676.17821.6358.4%Nagasaki38Shiga4,017.383,766.99250.391,412,916351.701,307.261,080.8250.5%Ōtsu39Saitama3,797.753,767.6230.137,266,5341,913.382,584.642,811.4331.9%Saitama40Nara3,690.943,690.941,364,316369.64855.531,594.7076.8%Nara41Tottori3,507.053,507.05573,441163.51900.75636.6373.3%Tottori42Saga2,440.682,440.68832,832341.231,335.61623.5645.2%Saga43Kanagawa2,415.832,415.839,126,2143,777.671,470.596,205.8238.8%Yokohama44Okinawa2,281.122,281.121,433,566628.451,169.161,226.1546.1%Naha45Tokyo2,190.932,106.2384.7013,515,2716,168.741,418.409,528.5334.8%Tokyo46Osaka1,905.141,905.148,839,4694,639.801,330.586,643.3230.1%Osaka47Kagawa1,876.721,862.5014.22976,263520.201,005.54970.8846.4%TakamatsuJapan377,970.75365,190.4412,780.27127,094,745336.26122,630.691,036.4064.6%Tokyo
Prefectures of Japan ranked by area as of January 1, 1883
population for January 1, 1883 was calculated based on information of .According to Japan Household Tables for January 1, Meiji 16 (1883). See Digital Library at the National Diet Library of Japan Areas were calculated based on maps drawn by Inō Tadataka.According to the 2nd Statistical Yearbook of the Empire of Japan (1883). Ranks are given by estimated areas.
RankPrefecturesJapaneseEstimated Area (hōri)1 = 15.4234711 km2.Estimated Area (km2)honseki PopulationDensity (/km2)1Sapporo-kenThree prefectures of Sapporo-, Hakodate- and Nemuro-ken were united to Hokkaidō-chō (Hokkaidō Agency) on January 26, 1886.3,245.5150,057.0361,1441.222Nemuro-ken2,335.2836,018.125,6420.163Kagoshima-kenIncludes present-day Miyazaki-ken split from Kagoshima-ken on May 9, 1883.1,089.6516,806.191,291,58676.854Iwate-ken899.1913,868.63611,73544.115Fukushima-ken884.3313,639.44840,24161.606Nagano-ken853.7613,167.941,033,96978.527Niigata-ken786.3312,127.941,586,599130.828Akita-ken754.0011,629.30633,20354.459Gifu-ken671.4510,356.09868,33383.8510Aomori-ken607.039,362.51488,50552.1811Yamagata-ken600.159,256.40695,53375.1412Hyōgo-ken556.688,585.941,433,355166.9413Miyagi-ken540.798,340.86633,19475.9114Ishikawa-kenIncludes present-day Toyama-ken split from Ishikawa-ken on May 9, 1883.537.138,284.411,428,073172.3815Hiroshima-ken520.788,032.241,252,811155.9716Hakodate-ken514.577,936.46117,06314.7517Shizuoka-ken503.827,770.65985,881126.8718Kumamoto-ken465.477,179.16997,830138.9919Kōchi-ken454.727,013.36549,18478.3120Ehime-kenIncludes present-day Kagawa-ken split from Ehime-ken on December 3, 1888.454.677,012.591,491,614212.7121Shimane-ken435.826,721.86674,984100.4222Okayama-ken420.986,492.971,029,567158.5723Tochigi-ken411.776,350.92609,00095.8924Gunma-ken407.256,281.21613,41097.6625Ōita-ken402.736,211.49746,411120.1726Nagasaki-kenIncludes present-day Saga-ken split from Nagasaki-ken on May 9, 1883.395.236,095.821,212,157198.8527Yamaguchi-ken389.996,015.00897,370149.1928Ibaraki-ken385.165,940.50920,876155.0229Mie-ken368.555,684.32870,137153.0830Chiba-ken326.455,034.991,124,085223.2531Fukuoka-ken317.814,901.731,128,289230.1832Ōsaka-fuIncludes Nara-ken split from Ōsaka-fu on November 4, 1887.317.144,891.401,585,696324.1833Aichi-ken312.784,824.151,354,996280.8834Wakayama-ken310.624,790.84610,182127.3635Kyōto-fu296.554,573.83840,951183.8636Yamanashi-ken289.854,470.49410,24691.7737Fukui-ken272.404,201.35582,210138.5838Tokushima-ken271.284,184.08649,616155.2639Saitama-ken265.844,100.18970,598236.7240Shiga-ken258.443,986.04639,961160.55 41Kanagawa-kenKanagawa-ken includes Three districts of Tama relegated from Kanagawa-ken to Tōkyō-fu on April 1, 1893.229.173,534.60800,925226.6042Tottori-ken224.163,457.33379,747109.8443Okinawa-ken156.912,420.10360,770149.0744Tōkyō-fu52.32806.96999,6231,238.76Japan24,794.51382,417.4137,017,30296.80
See also List of Japanese prefectures by GDP List of Japanese prefectures by population ISO 3166-2 codes for Japan Government of Japan Prefectures of Japan
External links Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Statistics Bureau of Japan
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