List of Japanese prefectures by area

Prefectures of Japan ranked by area as of October 1, 2015

Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan.[1] Ranks are given by estimated areas. Undetermined areas here account for domestic boundary regions either in uncertainty or disputed among Japanese prefectures.

Rank Prefecture Japanese Estimated
Area
(km²)[2]
Determined
Area
(km²)[3]
Undetermined
Area
(km²)[4]
Population Density
(/km²)
Inhabitable Area Forest
Area
(%)
Capital
(km²) Density
(/km²)
1Hokkaido北海道83,424.3183,424.315,381,73364.5122,372.86240.5563.8%Sapporo
2Iwate岩手県15,275.0115,275.011,279,59483.773,714.01344.5374.9%Morioka
3Fukushima福島県13,783.7413,783.741,914,039138.864,217.02453.8867.9%Fukushima
4Nagano長野県13,561.5613,104.29457.272,098,804154.763,225.52650.6975.5%Nagano
5Niigata新潟県12,584.1010,363.992,220.112,304,264183.114,535.27508.0863.5%Niigata
6Akita秋田県11,637.5411,637.541,023,11987.923,204.39319.2970.5%Akita
7Gifu岐阜県10,621.299,768.57852.722,031,903191.302,211.13918.9479.0%Gifu
8Aomori青森県9,645.599,645.591,308,265135.633,229.50405.1063.8%Aomori
9Yamagata山形県9,323.156,651.832,671.321,123,891120.552,884.80389.5968.7%Yamagata
10Kagoshima鹿児島県9,186.949,042.65144.291,648,177179.403,312.81497.5263.4%Kagoshima
11Hiroshima広島県8,479.458,479.452,843,990335.402,310.911,230.6871.8%Hiroshima
12Hyogo兵庫県8,400.968,400.965,534,800658.832,782.951,988.8266.7%Kobe
13Shizuoka静岡県7,777.427,252.60524.823,700,305475.782,749.491,345.8263.1%Shizuoka
14Miyazaki宮崎県7,735.316,794.24941.071,104,069142.731,849.87596.8475.8%Miyazaki
15Kumamoto熊本県7,409.357,272.41136.941,786,170241.072,796.13638.8060.4%Kumamoto
16Miyagi宮城県7,282.226,858.62423.602,333,899320.493,154.83739.7955.9%Sendai
17Okayama岡山県7,114.507,010.92103.581,921,525270.092,218.89865.9868.0%Okayama
18Kochi高知県7,103.937,103.93728,276102.521,163.18626.1183.3%Kōchi
19Shimane島根県6,708.246,708.24694,352103.511,298.92534.5677.5%Matsue
20Tochigi栃木県6,408.096,408.091,974,255308.092,982.76661.8953.2%Utsunomiya
21Gumma群馬県6,362.286,362.281,973,115310.132,279.36865.6463.8%Maebashi
22Oita大分県6,340.715,100.281,240.431,166,338183.941,798.91648.3670.6%Oita
23Yamaguchi山口県6,112.306,112.301,404,729229.821,706.74823.0571.6%Yamaguchi
24Ibaraki茨城県6,097.066,097.062,916,976478.423,974.86733.8631.0%Mito
25Mie三重県5,774.405,758.6615.741,815,865314.472,059.17881.8464.3%Tsu
26Ehime愛媛県5,676.115,676.111,385,262244.051,673.14827.9470.3%Matsuyama
27Aichi愛知県5,172.485,123.4849.007,483,1281,446.722,987.772,504.5942.2%Nagoya
28Chiba千葉県5,157.655,082.9074.756,222,6661,206.493,554.371,750.7130.4%Chiba
29Fukuoka福岡県4,986.404,854.20132.205,101,5561,023.092,761.411,847.4544.5%Fukuoka
30Wakayama和歌山県4,724.694,724.69963,579203.951,115.11864.1176.4%Wakayama
31Kyoto京都府4,612.194,612.192,610,353565.971,173.812,223.8374.2%Kyoto
32Yamanashi山梨県4,465.274,253.95211.32834,930186.98954.38874.8477.8%Kōfu
33Toyama富山県4,247.612,045.942,201.671,066,328251.041,842.82578.6456.6%Toyama
34Fukui福井県4,190.494,190.49786,740187.741,077.27730.3173.9%Fukui
35Ishikawa石川県4,186.094,186.091,154,008275.681,391.86829.1166.0%Kanazawa
36Tokushima徳島県4,146.654,146.65755,733182.251,010.20748.1075.2%Tokushima
37Nagasaki長崎県4,132.094,132.091,377,187333.291,676.17821.6358.4%Nagasaki
38Shiga滋賀県4,017.383,766.99250.391,412,916351.701,307.261,080.8250.5%Ōtsu
39Saitama埼玉県3,797.753,767.6230.137,266,5341,913.382,584.642,811.4331.9%Saitama
40Nara奈良県3,690.943,690.941,364,316369.64855.531,594.7076.8%Nara
41Tottori鳥取県3,507.053,507.05573,441163.51900.75636.6373.3%Tottori
42Saga佐賀県2,440.682,440.68832,832341.231,335.61623.5645.2%Saga
43Kanagawa神奈川県2,415.832,415.839,126,2143,777.671,470.596,205.8238.8%Yokohama
44Okinawa沖縄県2,281.122,281.121,433,566628.451,169.161,226.1546.1%Naha
45Tokyo東京都2,190.932,106.2384.7013,515,2716,168.741,418.409,528.5334.8%Tokyo
46Osaka大阪府1,905.141,905.148,839,4694,639.801,330.586,643.3230.1%Osaka
47Kagawa香川県1,876.721,862.5014.22976,263520.201,005.54970.8846.4%Takamatsu
Japan日本国377,970.75365,190.4412,780.27127,094,745336.26122,630.691,036.4064.6%Tokyo

Prefectures of Japan ranked by area as of January 1, 1883

Native registered (本籍, honseki) population for January 1, 1883 was calculated based on information of family registries (戸籍, koseki).[5] Areas were calculated based on maps drawn by Inō Tadataka.[6] Ranks are given by estimated areas.

Rank Prefectures Japanese Estimated

Area
(hōri)[7]

Estimated

Area
(km²)

honseki

Population

Density

(/km²)

1Sapporo-ken[8]札幌県3,245.5150,057.0361,1441.22
2Nemuro-ken[8]根室県2,335.2836,018.125,6420.16
3Kagoshima-ken[9]鹿児島県1,089.6516,806.191,291,58676.85
4Iwate-ken岩手県899.1913,868.63611,73544.11
5Fukushima-ken福島県884.3313,639.44840,24161.60
6Nagano-ken長野県853.7613,167.941,033,96978.52
7Niigata-ken新潟県786.3312,127.941,586,599130.82
8Akita-ken秋田県754.0011,629.30633,20354.45
9Gifu-ken岐阜県671.4510,356.09868,33383.85
10Aomori-ken青森県607.039,362.51488,50552.18
11Yamagata-ken山形県600.159,256.40695,53375.14
12Hyōgo-ken兵庫県556.688,585.941,433,355166.94
13Miyagi-ken宮城県540.798,340.86633,19475.91
14Ishikawa-ken[10]石川県537.138,284.411,428,073172.38
15Hiroshima-ken広島県520.788,032.241,252,811155.97
16Hakodate-ken[8]函館県514.577,936.46117,06314.75
17Shizuoka-ken静岡県503.827,770.65985,881126.87
18Kumamoto-ken熊本県465.477,179.16997,830138.99
19Kōchi-ken高知県454.727,013.36549,18478.31
20Ehime-ken[11]愛媛県454.677,012.591,491,614212.71
21Shimane-ken島根県435.826,721.86674,984100.42
22Okayama-ken岡山県420.986,492.971,029,567158.57
23Tochigi-ken栃木県411.776,350.92609,00095.89
24Gunma-ken群馬県407.256,281.21613,41097.66
25Ōita-ken大分県402.736,211.49746,411120.17
26Nagasaki-ken[12]長崎県395.236,095.821,212,157198.85
27Yamaguchi-ken山口県389.996,015.00897,370149.19
28Ibaraki-ken茨城県385.165,940.50920,876155.02
29Mie-ken三重県368.555,684.32870,137153.08
30Chiba-ken千葉県326.455,034.991,124,085223.25
31Fukuoka-ken福岡県317.814,901.731,128,289230.18
32Ōsaka-fu[13]大阪府317.144,891.401,585,696324.18
33Aichi-ken愛知県312.784,824.151,354,996280.88
34Wakayama-ken和歌山県310.624,790.84610,182127.36
35Kyōto-fu京都府296.554,573.83840,951183.86
36Yamanashi-ken山梨県289.854,470.49410,24691.77
37Fukui-ken福井県272.404,201.35582,210138.58
38Tokushima-ken徳島県271.284,184.08649,616155.26
39Saitama-ken埼玉県265.844,100.18970,598236.72
40Shiga-ken滋賀県258.443,986.04639,961160.55
41Kanagawa-ken[14]神奈川県229.173,534.60800,925226.60
42Tottori-ken鳥取県224.163,457.33379,747109.84
43Okinawa-ken沖縄県156.912,420.10360,770149.07
44Tōkyō-fu[14]東京府52.32806.96999,6231,238.76
Japan日本国24,794.51382,417.4137,017,30296.80

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References and notes

  1. Population estimates for October 1, 2015 are according to those reported by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. Area estimates for October 1, 2015 are according to those reported by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan. See Area of Japanese Prefectures as of October 1, 2015 and Outline of the System of Social and Demographic Statistics of Japan.(in Japanese)
  2. Expediential values estimated by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, because of the uncertainty of boundaries.
  3. Excludes undetermined (i.e. uncertain or disputed) areas.
  4. The sum of prefectural undetermined areas for each prefecture doubles the total prefectural undetermined areas in Japan.
  5. According to Japan Household Tables for January 1, Meiji 16 (1883). See Digital Library at the National Diet Library of Japan
  6. According to the 2nd Statistical Yearbook of the Empire of Japan (1883).
  7. 1 square ri (方里, hōri) = 15.4234711 km².
  8. Three prefectures of Sapporo-, Hakodate- and Nemuro-ken were united to Hokkaidō-chō (Hokkaidō Agency) on January 26, 1886.
  9. Includes present-day Miyazaki-ken split from Kagoshima-ken on May 9, 1883.
  10. Includes present-day Toyama-ken split from Ishikawa-ken on May 9, 1883.
  11. Includes present-day Kagawa-ken split from Ehime-ken on December 3, 1888.
  12. Includes present-day Saga-ken split from Nagasaki-ken on May 9, 1883.
  13. Includes Nara-ken split from Ōsaka-fu on November 4, 1887.
  14. Kanagawa-ken includes Three districts of Tama relegated from Kanagawa-ken to Tōkyō-fu on April 1, 1893.
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