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How many prefectures does Japan have?

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47
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www.japan.go.jp, britannica, "japan" (https://www.britannica.com/place/japan), corroborated by japan's ministry of internal affairs and communications (mic) list of the 47 prefectures, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica ("japan", administrative divisions) and statistics bureau of japan, encyclopaedia britannica ('japan' article, britannica.com) and the statistics bureau of japan (official government statistics), both stating japan comprises 47 prefectures., encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com), article "japan", which states japan is divided into 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, "japan" article, administrative divisions section) — japan comprises 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, "japan" article, administrative divisions) and japan.go.jp (government of japan official portal), encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, "japan") and japan's official government site (kantei.go.jp), both stating japan comprises 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (administrative divisions section), corroborated by japan's statistics bureau (stat.go.jp), encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (article on country and administrative divisions); corroborated by japan's ministry of internal affairs and communications (mic), which lists 47 prefectures (1 to, 1 do, 2 fu, 43 ken)., encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (britannica.com/place/japan): japan is divided into 47 prefectures., encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (government and society > local government), britannica.com/place/japan, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (government and society > local government), which states japan comprises 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (government and society > local government), which states japan has 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (government and society section), https://www.britannica.com/place/japan, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (government and society: local government section, stating japan comprises 47 prefectures), corroborated by japan's official government portal japan.go.jp, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" (https://www.britannica.com/place/japan) — japan comprises 47 prefectures (todofuken), grouped into 8 regions., encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" article (administrative divisions section) confirming 47 prefectures; corroborated by japan's official government portal japan.go.jp, encyclopaedia britannica, "japan" — government and society / local government section, stating japan comprises 47 prefectures., encyclopaedia britannica, 'japan' (administrative divisions); japan's official government portal japan.go.jp, encyclopaedia britannica, 'japan' (https://www.britannica.com/place/japan) — states japan comprises 47 prefectures, encyclopaedia britannica, article "japan", section on administrative divisions: japan comprises 47 prefectures (todofuken) - 1 to (tokyo), 1 do (hokkaido), 2 fu (osaka, kyoto), and 43 ken., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on japan's administrative divisions, stating japan comprises 47 prefectures (todofuken)., encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/japan (article "japan", land > administrative divisions), which states japan comprises 47 prefectures, government of japan, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, government of japan, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html; national diet library, list of websites of japanese local governments: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/en/rnavi/politics/440739, government of japan, japangov, about japan (https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html), section number of prefectures: 47, government of japan, japangov, about japan — number of prefectures: 47 (https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html), government of japan, japangov, about japan, general information: number of prefectures — 47. https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (read 2026-09-26), government of japan, japangov, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (number of prefectures: 47)., japan ministry of foreign affairs, i. general information: https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/jinken/pdfs/core_document_en.pdf, japangov (the government of japan), about japan — number of prefectures: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp, statistics bureau of japan, administrative map of japan (as of april 1, 2025): https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/pdf/shjmap_a.pdf, the government of japan, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (number of prefectures: 47), the government of japan, japangov 'about japan': https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, the government of japan, japangov, about japan, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (number of prefectures: 47), the government of japan, japangov, about japan, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html; general information states number of prefectures: 47., the government of japan, japangov, about japan, number of prefectures: 47 (https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html)., the government of japan, japangov, about japan, number of prefectures: 47, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, the government of japan, japangov, about japan, number of prefectures: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, the government of japan, japangov, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, the government of japan, japangov, about japan: https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (number of prefectures: 47), tokyo metropolitan government, the structure of the tokyo metropolitan government: https://www.english.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/w/000-101-008006, wikipedia, prefectures of japan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prefectures_of_japan): japan has 47 prefectures, wikipedia, prefectures of japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prefectures_of_japan): 'japan is divided into 47 prefectures'. britannica returned 403., wikipedia, prefectures of japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prefectures_of_japan): japan is divided into 47 prefectures, wikipedia, prefectures of japan (infobox: 47 prefectures), www.britannica.com, www.bunka.go.jp, www.stat.go.jp

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