Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

Finally, for the top of the list, we go all the way to the top of the map of Japan. Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, has a couple of things going for it from a foodie standpoint. It’s ...

Japan's meteorological agency has published a map showing which parts of the country ... The areas at risk include parts of ...

While some hard-core mountaineers have climbed the highest mountain in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures ... years ago while looking at a mountain map. He imagined the flow of rainwater down ...