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8 regional divisions
Japan is made up of 47 prefectures, and common are the 8 regional divisions often seen in textbooks. Every guided tour provided by our members can be categorized by region. Each region has one or more prefectures as you can see the white border lines on the above map. From north to south:
Hokkaido (purple)
Major Cities
Sapporo
World Natural Heritage
Shiretoko
National Parks
Shiretoko, Akan-Mashu, Kushiro-shitsugen, Daisetsuzan, Shikotsu-Toya
Tohoku (blue)
Major Cities
Sendai (Miyagi), Iwaki (Fukushima), Koriyama (Fukushima), Akita City, Aomori City
World Cultural Heritages
Hiraizumi (Iwate), Hashino Blast Furnace Ruins (Iwate)
World Natural Heritage
Shirakami Mountains (Aomori, Akita)
National Parks
Towada-Hachimantai (Aomori, Akita, Iwate), Sanriku Reconstruction (Iwate, Miyagi)
Kanto (green)
Major Cities
23 Wards of Tokyo, Yokohama (Kanagawa), Kawasaki (Kanagawa), Saitama City, Chiba City
World Cultural Heritages
Nikko (Tochigi), National Museum of Western Arts (Tokyo), Tomioka Silk Mill (Gunma)
World Natural Heritage
Ogasawara Islands (Tokyo)
National Parks
Nikko (Gunma, Tochigi), Oze (Gunma, Tochigi), Jo-shin-etsu Highlands (Gunma), Chichibu-Tama-Kai (Tokyo, Saitama), Fuji-Hakone-Izu (Tokyo, Kanagawa)
Chubu (yellow green)
Major Cities
Nagoya (Aichi), Niigata City, Hamamatsu (Shizuoka), Shizuoka City, Kanazawa (Ishikawa)
World Cultural Heritages
Mt. Fuji (Yamanashi, Shizuoka), Shirakawa-go (Gifu), Gokayama (Toyama), Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces (Shizuoka)
National Parks
Chichibu-Tama-Kai (Yamanashi, Nagano), Jo-shin-etsu Highlands (Niigata, Nagano), Chubu Sangaku (Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Gifu), Hakusan (Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu), Ise-Shima (Mie), Myoko-Togakushi Renzan (Niigata, Nagano)
Kinki (yellow)
Major Cities
Osaka City, Kobe (Hyogo), Kyoto City, Sakai (Osaka), Himeji (Hyogo)
World Cultural Heritages
Ancient Capital Kyoto (Kyoto, Shiga), Ancient Capital Nara (Nara), Horyuji Temple (Nara), Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Wakayama, Nara, Mie), Mozu-Furuichi Ancient Tumulus Clusters (Osaka), Himeji Castle (Hyogo)
National Parks
Yoshino-Kumano (Mie, Nara, Wakayama), San-in Coast (Kyoto, Hyogo), Seto Inland Sea (Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama)
Chugoku (orange)
Major Cities
Hiroshima City, Okayama City, Kurashiki (Okayama), Fukuyama (Hiroshima)
World Cultural Heritages
Atomic Bomb Dome (Hiroshima), Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima), Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane), Hagi Castle Town (Yamaguchi)
National Parks
Seto Inland Sea (Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi), Daisen-Oki (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama)
Shikoku (pink)
Major Cities
Matsuyama (Ehime), Takamatsu (Kagawa)
National Parks
Seto Inland Sea (Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime), Ashizuri-Uwa (Ehime, Kochi)
Kyushu & Okinawa (red)
Major Cities
Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu (Fukuoka), Kumamoto City, Kagoshima City, Oita City, Nagasaki City
World Cultural Heritages
Gusuku Sites (Okinawa), Gunkanjima (Nagasaki), Glover Garden (Nagasaki), Miike Coal Mine (Fukuoka, Kumamoto), Yawata Steal Works (Fukuoka), Shuseikan (Kagoshima), Okinoshima (Fukuoka), Munakata Taisha Shrine (Fukuoka), Hidden Christian Sites (Nagasaki, Kumamoto)
World Natural Heritage
Yakushima (Kagoshima)
National Parks
Seto Inland Sea (Fukuoka, Oita), Saikai (Nagasaki), Unzen-Amakusa (Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), Aso-Kuju (Kumamoto, Oita), Kirishima-Kinkowan (Miyazaki, Kagoshima), Yakushima (Kagoshima), Yanbaru (Okinawa), Iriomote-Ishigaki (Okinawa)