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| Rank | Prefecture | Japanese | Area ¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokkaidō | 北海道 | 83,452.47 |
| 2 | Iwate | 岩手県 | 15,278.51 |
| 3 | Fukushima | 福島県 | 13,782.54 |
| 4 | Nagano | 長野県 | 12,598.48 |
| 5 | Niigata | 新潟県 | 12,582.37 |
| 6 | Akita | 秋田県 | 11,612.11 |
| 7 | Gifu | 岐阜県 | 10,598.18 |
| 8 | Aomori | 青森県 | 9,606.26 |
| 9 | Yamagata | 山形県 | 9,323.34 |
| 10 | Kagoshima | 鹿児島県 | 9,132.42 |
| 11 | Hiroshima | 広島県 | 8,476.95 |
| 12 | Hyōgo | 兵庫県 | 8,392.42 |
| 13 | Shizuoka | 静岡県 | 7,328.61 |
| 14 | Kochi | 高知県 | 7,104.70 |
| 15 | Okayama | 岡山県 | 7,008.63 |
| 16 | Kumamoto | 熊本県 | 6,908.45 |
| 17 | Miyagi | 宮城県 | 6,861.51 |
| 18 | Shimane | 島根県 | 6,707.32 |
| 19 | Miyazaki | 宮崎県 | 6,684.67 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 栃木県 | 6,408.28 |
| 21 | Gunma | 群馬県 | 6,363.16 |
| 22 | Yamaguchi | 山口県 | 6,110.76 |
| 23 | Ibaraki | 茨城県 | 6,095.62 |
| 24 | Ōita | 大分県 | 5,804.24 |
| 25 | Mie | 三重県 | 5,776.40 |
| 26 | Ehime | 愛媛県 | 5,676.44 |
| 27 | Chiba | 千葉県 | 5,156.15 |
| 28 | Aichi | 愛知県 | 5,153.81 |
| 29 | Fukuoka | 福岡県 | 4,971.01 |
| 30 | Wakayama | 和歌山県 | 4,725.55 |
| 31 | Kyoto | 京都府 | 4,612.93 |
| 32 | Yamanashi | 山梨県 | 4,465.37 |
| 33 | Toyama | 富山県 | 4,247.22 |
| 34 | Fukui | 福井県 | 4,188.76 |
| 35 | Ishikawa | 石川県 | 4,185.32 |
| 36 | Tokushima | 徳島県 | 4,145.26 |
| 37 | Nagasaki | 長崎県 | 4,092.80 |
| 38 | Shiga | 滋賀県 | 4,017.36 |
| 39 | Saitama | 埼玉県 | 3,767.09 |
| 40 | Nara | 奈良県 | 3,691.09 |
| 41 | Tottori | 鳥取県 | 3,507.19 |
| 42 | Saga | 佐賀県 | 2,439.23 |
| 43 | Kanagawa | 神奈川県 | 2,415.42 |
| 44 | Okinawa | 沖縄県 | 2,271.30 |
| 45 | Tokyo | 東京都 | 2,187.08 |
| 46 | Osaka | 大阪府 | 1,893.18 |
| 47 | Kagawa | 香川県 | 1,861.70 |
Notes: 1 km²
References
- National Governors' Association (Japanese)
See also
- Government of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of Japanese prefectures by population
- ISO 3166-2 codes for Japan
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