Districts & Counties of Japan map & data
Japan has 1,731 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Hokkaido (179), Nagano (77) and Saitama (64). The largest include Takayama, Hamamatsu and Nikko.
Districts & Counties by prefecture
| Prefecture | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 179 | 10% |
| Nagano | 77 | 4.4% |
| Saitama | 64 | 3.7% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 60 | 3.5% |
| Tokyo | 59 | 3.4% |
| Fukushima | 59 | 3.4% |
| Chiba | 54 | 3.1% |
| Aichi Prefecture | 54 | 3.1% |
| Kumamoto | 45 | 2.6% |
| Ibaraki | 44 | 2.5% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 43 | 2.5% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 42 | 2.4% |
| Hyogo Prefecture | 41 | 2.4% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 41 | 2.4% |
| Aomori | 40 | 2.3% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 40 | 2.3% |
| Nara Prefecture | 39 | 2.3% |
| Miyagi | 35 | 2.0% |
| Yamagata | 35 | 2.0% |
| Shizuoka | 35 | 2.0% |
| Gunma | 34 | 2.0% |
| Kochi Prefecture | 34 | 2.0% |
| Kanagawa | 33 | 1.9% |
| Iwate | 33 | 1.9% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 30 | 1.7% |
| Mie Prefecture | 29 | 1.7% |
| Niigata | 29 | 1.7% |
| Yamanashi | 27 | 1.6% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 27 | 1.6% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 26 | 1.5% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 26 | 1.5% |
| Tochigi | 25 | 1.4% |
| Akita | 25 | 1.4% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 24 | 1.4% |
| Hiroshima | 23 | 1.3% |
| Saga Prefecture | 20 | 1.2% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 20 | 1.2% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 20 | 1.2% |
| Shiga | 19 | 1.1% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 19 | 1.1% |
| Shimane | 19 | 1.1% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 19 | 1.1% |
| Yamaguchi | 19 | 1.1% |
| Oita | 17 | 1.0% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 17 | 1.0% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 16 | 0.9% |
| Toyama | 15 | 0.9% |
Largest districts and counties in Japan
- TakayamaGifu Prefecture · 2,179.4 km²
- HamamatsuShizuoka · 1,516 km²
- NikkoTochigi · 1,455.6 km²
- ShizuokaShizuoka · 1,413.6 km²
- AshoroHokkaido · 1,402.1 km²
- KitamiHokkaido · 1,373.4 km²
- KushiroHokkaido · 1,359.7 km²
- EngaruHokkaido · 1,341 km²
- TsuruokaYamagata · 1,323.2 km²
- BetsukaiHokkaido · 1,317.5 km²
- IchinosekiIwate · 1,263 km²
- MiyakoIwate · 1,254.9 km²
- ShobaraHiroshima · 1,251.6 km²
- ToyamaToyama · 1,239.4 km²
- IwakiFukushima · 1,234.6 km²
- YurihonjoAkita · 1,206.6 km²
- MurakamiNiigata · 1,168.9 km²
- KitaakitaAkita · 1,155.6 km²
- ShinhidakaHokkaido · 1,150.2 km²
- ShibetsuHokkaido · 1,125.7 km²
- SapporoHokkaido · 1,120.2 km²
- EsashiHokkaido · 1,116.4 km²
- ShibechaHokkaido · 1,094.6 km²
- SembokuAkita · 1,092 km²
- ShintokuHokkaido · 1,067.7 km²
- KamikawaHokkaido · 1,048 km²
- GujoGifu Prefecture · 1,040.6 km²
- TanabeWakayama Prefecture · 1,028.9 km²
- YamaguchiYamaguchi · 1,017 km²
- OshuIwate · 1,002.8 km²
- HidakaHokkaido · 995.5 km²
- IwaizumiIwate · 993.3 km²
- MatsumotoNagano · 976.6 km²
- JoetsuNiigata · 975.2 km²
- YakumoHokkaido · 961.8 km²
- AgaNiigata · 953.8 km²
- UonumaNiigata · 947.7 km²
- ToyotaAichi Prefecture · 916.5 km²
- OdateAkita · 913.9 km²
- HanamakiIwate · 913 km²
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Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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This layer holds 1,731 districts and counties in Japan, the most of them in Hokkaido. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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