nihon no kukaku ha 47 tus no tiiki ni wa kare te i te 、 sono kubun ga todouhuken desu 。 43 tsu no ken 、 2 tsu hu ( oosakahu 、 kyoutohu ) 、 1 tsu no dou ( hokkaidou ) 、 1 tsu no to ( toukyouto ) de kousei sa re te i masu 。
Japan is divided into 47 regions, which are divided into prefectures: 43 prefectures, 2 urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto), 1 territory (Hokkaido), and 1 metropolis (Tokyo).
Since 1996, Japanese-Online has been provided as a free service from PSPinc with the purpose of providing resources to individuals interested in learning about the Japanese Language and culture.
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