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This article is part
of the series:
Administrative divisions of Japan
Regional level
Regions

(地方; Chihō)

Prefectural level
Prefectures
(都道府県; To-dō-fu-ken )
Subprefectural level
Subprefectures
(支庁; Shichō)
Designated Cities
(政令指定都市; Seirei-shitei-toshi)
Districts
(郡; Gun)
Municipal level
Core Cities
(中核市; Chūkaku-shi)
Special Cities
(特例市; Tokurei-shi)
Cities
(市; Shi)
Special Wards
(特別区; Tokubetsu-ku)
Wards
(区; Ku)
Towns
(町; Chō / Machi)
Villages
(村; Son / Mura)
Map of Japan

The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts: for example, maps and geography textbooks divide Japan into the eight regions, weather reports usually give the weather by region, and many businesses and institutions use their home region as part of their name (Kinki Nippon Railway, Chugoku Bank, Tohoku University, etc.). While Japan has eight High Courts, their jurisdictions do not correspond to the eight regions below.

From north to south, they are:

Each contains several prefectures, except the Hokkaido region, which covers only Hokkaido Prefecture.

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