List of Japanese prefectures by area

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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.[1] Ranks are given by estimated areas. Undetermined areas here account for domestic boundary regions either in uncertainty or disputed among Japanese prefectures.

Rank Prefecture Japanese Estimated
Area
(km2)[2] 		Determined
Area
(km2)[3] 		Undetermined
Area
(km2)[4] 		Population Density
(/km2) 		Inhabitable AreaScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Forest
Area
(%)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 		Capital
(km2) Density
(/km2)
1 Hokkaido Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 83,424.31 83,424.31 5,381,733 64.51 22,372.86 240.55 63.8% Sapporo
2 Iwate Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 15,275.01 15,275.01 1,279,594 83.77 3,714.01 344.53 74.9% Morioka
3 Fukushima Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 13,783.74 13,783.74 1,914,039 138.86 4,217.02 453.88 67.9% Fukushima
4 Nagano Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 13,561.56 13,104.29 457.27 2,098,804 154.76 3,225.52 650.69 75.5% Nagano
5 Niigata Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 12,584.10 10,363.99 2,220.11 2,304,264 183.11 4,535.27 508.08 63.5% Niigata
6 Akita Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 11,637.54 11,637.54 1,023,119 87.92 3,204.39 319.29 70.5% Akita
7 Gifu Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 10,621.29 9,768.57 852.72 2,031,903 191.30 2,211.13 918.94 79.0% Gifu
8 Aomori Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 9,645.59 9,645.59 1,308,265 135.63 3,229.50 405.10 63.8% Aomori
9 Yamagata Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 9,323.15 6,651.83 2,671.32 1,123,891 120.55 2,884.80 389.59 68.7% Yamagata
10 Kagoshima Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 9,186.94 9,042.65 144.29 1,648,177 179.40 3,312.81 497.52 63.4% Kagoshima
11 Hiroshima Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 8,479.45 8,479.45 2,843,990 335.40 2,310.91 1,230.68 71.8% Hiroshima
12 Hyogo Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 8,400.96 8,400.96 5,534,800 658.83 2,782.95 1,988.82 66.7% Kobe
13 Shizuoka Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,777.42 7,252.60 524.82 3,700,305 475.78 2,749.49 1,345.82 63.1% Shizuoka
14 Miyazaki Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,735.31 6,794.24 941.07 1,104,069 142.73 1,849.87 596.84 75.8% Miyazaki
15 Kumamoto Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,409.35 7,272.41 136.94 1,786,170 241.07 2,796.13 638.80 60.4% Kumamoto
16 Miyagi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,282.22 6,858.62 423.60 2,333,899 320.49 3,154.83 739.79 55.9% Sendai
17 Okayama Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,114.50 7,010.92 103.58 1,921,525 270.09 2,218.89 865.98 68.0% Okayama
18 Kochi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 7,103.93 7,103.93 728,276 102.52 1,163.18 626.11 83.3% Kōchi
19 Shimane Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,708.24 6,708.24 694,352 103.51 1,298.92 534.56 77.5% Matsue
20 Tochigi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,408.09 6,408.09 1,974,255 308.09 2,982.76 661.89 53.2% Utsunomiya
21 Gunma Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,362.28 6,362.28 1,973,115 310.13 2,279.36 865.64 63.8% Maebashi
22 Oita Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,340.71 5,100.28 1,240.43 1,166,338 183.94 1,798.91 648.36 70.6% Oita
23 Yamaguchi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,112.30 6,112.30 1,404,729 229.82 1,706.74 823.05 71.6% Yamaguchi
24 Ibaraki Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 6,097.06 6,097.06 2,916,976 478.42 3,974.86 733.86 31.0% Mito
25 Mie Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 5,774.40 5,758.66 15.74 1,815,865 314.47 2,059.17 881.84 64.3% Tsu
26 Ehime Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 5,676.11 5,676.11 1,385,262 244.05 1,673.14 827.94 70.3% Matsuyama
27 Aichi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 5,172.48 5,123.48 49.00 7,483,128 1,446.72 2,987.77 2,504.59 42.2% Nagoya
28 Chiba Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 5,157.65 5,082.90 74.75 6,222,666 1,206.49 3,554.37 1,750.71 30.4% Chiba
29 Fukuoka Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,986.40 4,854.20 132.20 5,101,556 1,023.09 2,761.41 1,847.45 44.5% Fukuoka
30 Wakayama Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,724.69 4,724.69 963,579 203.95 1,115.11 864.11 76.4% Wakayama
31 Kyoto Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,612.19 4,612.19 2,610,353 565.97 1,173.81 2,223.83 74.2% Kyoto
32 Yamanashi Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,465.27 4,253.95 211.32 834,930 186.98 954.38 874.84 77.8% Kōfu
33 Toyama Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,247.61 2,045.94 2,201.67 1,066,328 251.04 1,842.82 578.64 56.6% Toyama
34 Fukui Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,190.49 4,190.49 786,740 187.74 1,077.27 730.31 73.9% Fukui
35 Ishikawa Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,186.09 4,186.09 1,154,008 275.68 1,391.86 829.11 66.0% Kanazawa
36 Tokushima Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,146.65 4,146.65 755,733 182.25 1,010.20 748.10 75.2% Tokushima
37 Nagasaki Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,132.09 4,132.09 1,377,187 333.29 1,676.17 821.63 58.4% Nagasaki
38 Shiga Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 4,017.38 3,766.99 250.39 1,412,916 351.70 1,307.26 1,080.82 50.5% Ōtsu
39 Saitama Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 3,797.75 3,767.62 30.13 7,266,534 1,913.38 2,584.64 2,811.43 31.9% Saitama
40 Nara Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 3,690.94 3,690.94 1,364,316 369.64 855.53 1,594.70 76.8% Nara
41 Tottori Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 3,507.05 3,507.05 573,441 163.51 900.75 636.63 73.3% Tottori
42 Saga Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 2,440.68 2,440.68 832,832 341.23 1,335.61 623.56 45.2% Saga
43 Kanagawa Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 2,415.83 2,415.83 9,126,214 3,777.67 1,470.59 6,205.82 38.8% Yokohama
44 Okinawa Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 2,281.12 2,281.12 1,433,566 628.45 1,169.16 1,226.15 46.1% Naha
45 Tokyo Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 2,190.93 2,106.23 84.70 13,515,271 6,168.74 1,418.40 9,528.53 34.8% Tokyo
46 Osaka Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 1,905.14 1,905.14 8,839,469 4,639.80 1,330.58 6,643.32 30.1% Osaka
47 Kagawa Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 1,876.72 1,862.50 14.22 976,263 520.20 1,005.54 970.88 46.4% Takamatsu
Japan Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 377,970.75 365,190.44 12,780.27 127,094,745 336.26 122,630.69 1,036.40 64.6% Tokyo

Prefectures of Japan ranked by area as of January 1, 1883

Script error: No such module "Nihongo". population for January 1, 1883 was calculated based on information of Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[5] Areas were calculated based on maps drawn by Inō Tadataka.[6] Ranks are given by estimated areas.

Rank Prefectures Japanese Estimated

Area
(hōri)[7]

Estimated

Area
(km2)

honseki

Population

Density

(/km2)

1 Sapporo-ken[8] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 3,245.51 50,057.03 61,144 1.22
2 Nemuro-ken[8] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 2,335.28 36,018.12 5,642 0.16
3 Kagoshima-ken[9] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 1,089.65 16,806.19 1,291,586 76.85
4 Iwate-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 899.19 13,868.63 611,735 44.11
5 Fukushima-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 884.33 13,639.44 840,241 61.60
6 Nagano-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 853.76 13,167.94 1,033,969 78.52
7 Niigata-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 786.33 12,127.94 1,586,599 130.82
8 Akita-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 754.00 11,629.30 633,203 54.45
9 Gifu-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 671.45 10,356.09 868,333 83.85
10 Aomori-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 607.03 9,362.51 488,505 52.18
11 Yamagata-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 600.15 9,256.40 695,533 75.14
12 Hyōgo-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 556.68 8,585.94 1,433,355 166.94
13 Miyagi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 540.79 8,340.86 633,194 75.91
14 Ishikawa-ken[10] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 537.13 8,284.41 1,428,073 172.38
15 Hiroshima-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 520.78 8,032.24 1,252,811 155.97
16 Hakodate-ken[8] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 514.57 7,936.46 117,063 14.75
17 Shizuoka-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 503.82 7,770.65 985,881 126.87
18 Kumamoto-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 465.47 7,179.16 997,830 138.99
19 Kōchi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 454.72 7,013.36 549,184 78.31
20 Ehime-ken[11] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 454.67 7,012.59 1,491,614 212.71
21 Shimane-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 435.82 6,721.86 674,984 100.42
22 Okayama-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 420.98 6,492.97 1,029,567 158.57
23 Tochigi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 411.77 6,350.92 609,000 95.89
24 Gunma-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 407.25 6,281.21 613,410 97.66
25 Ōita-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 402.73 6,211.49 746,411 120.17
26 Nagasaki-ken[12] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 395.23 6,095.82 1,212,157 198.85
27 Yamaguchi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 389.99 6,015.00 897,370 149.19
28 Ibaraki-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 385.16 5,940.50 920,876 155.02
29 Mie-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 368.55 5,684.32 870,137 153.08
30 Chiba-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 326.45 5,034.99 1,124,085 223.25
31 Fukuoka-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 317.81 4,901.73 1,128,289 230.18
32 Ōsaka-fu[13] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 317.14 4,891.40 1,585,696 324.18
33 Aichi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 312.78 4,824.15 1,354,996 280.88
34 Wakayama-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 310.62 4,790.84 610,182 127.36
35 Kyōto-fu Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 296.55 4,573.83 840,951 183.86
36 Yamanashi-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 289.85 4,470.49 410,246 91.77
37 Fukui-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 272.40 4,201.35 582,210 138.58
38 Tokushima-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 271.28 4,184.08 649,616 155.26
39 Saitama-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 265.84 4,100.18 970,598 236.72
40 Shiga-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 258.44 3,986.04 639,961 160.55
41 Kanagawa-ken[14] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 229.17 3,534.60 800,925 226.60
42 Tottori-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 224.16 3,457.33 379,747 109.84
43 Okinawa-ken Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 156.91 2,420.10 360,770 149.07
44 Tōkyō-fu[14] Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 52.32 806.96 999,623 1,238.76
Japan Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler 24,794.51 382,417.41 37,017,302 96.80

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References and notes

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  1. ↑ 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.Template:In lang
  2. ↑ Expediential values estimated by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, because of the uncertainty of boundaries.
  3. ↑ Excludes undetermined (i.e. uncertain or disputed) areas.
  4. ↑ The sum of prefectural undetermined areas for each prefecture doubles the total prefectural undetermined areas in Japan.
  5. ↑ According to Japan Household Tables for January 1, Meiji 16 (1883). See Digital Library at the National Diet Library of JapanScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  6. ↑ According to the 2nd Statistical Yearbook of the Empire of Japan (1883).
  7. ↑ 1 Script error: No such module "Nihongo". = 15.4234711 km2.
  8. ↑ a b c Three prefectures of Sapporo-, Hakodate- and Nemuro-ken were united to Hokkaidō-chō (Hokkaidō Agency) on January 26, 1886.
  9. ↑ Includes present-day Miyazaki-ken split from Kagoshima-ken on May 9, 1883.
  10. ↑ Includes present-day Toyama-ken split from Ishikawa-ken on May 9, 1883.
  11. ↑ Includes present-day Kagawa-ken split from Ehime-ken on December 3, 1888.
  12. ↑ Includes present-day Saga-ken split from Nagasaki-ken on May 9, 1883.
  13. ↑ Includes Nara-ken split from Ōsaka-fu on November 4, 1887.
  14. ↑ a b Kanagawa-ken includes Three districts of Tama relegated from Kanagawa-ken to Tōkyō-fu on April 1, 1893.

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