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Japanese Prefecutres Map

My map is here: PDF file (66KB) or PNG image file (120KB). Numbers in red are JARL prefectural numbers. There are 47 prefectures, i.e. 01-47. Hokkaido(01) has 14 subdirtricts 101-114. These subdistricts are not used for expressing addresses. JD1 (48-50) belong to Tokyo(10). These, 101-114 and 48-50 are used for JARL contests. Note that Okinawa(47) is at far southwest of Kagoshima(46), not as shown in the map.

JARL also provides a PDF file. Okinawa(47) is at `wrong' place in this map. It is more distant from Kagoshima(46).

Area Numbers

The `another' numbers (1 to 0 from north to south) are used only for some kind of radio stations, such as community FM broadcasting stations (20W or less) and event FM stations (operated temporarily).

District	Amateur	Other	Another
Kanto	1^*1	2	3	East of the barriers
Tokai	2	3	6	East Sea
Kinki [Kansai]	3	4	7	Near Kyoto [West of the barriers]
Chugoku	4	5	8	Central Countries
Shikoku	5	6	9	Four Countries
Kyushu	6^23	7	0	Nine States (though now seven pref's)
Okinawa	JR6^23, JS6^*4	7	0	Thin islands lines like a rope at offshore
Tohoku	7	8	2	Northeast
Hokkaido	8	9	1	Northern Sea District
Hokuriku	9	3	5	Northern Land
Sin-etsu	0	2	4	Shinshu and Echigo^*5
Ogasawara Is	JD1^*6	2	3	(name of discoverer)
Oki-no-tori-shima	JD1,7J1^*6	2	3	Bird Island at Offshore
Minami-tori-shima	JD1^*6	2	3	South Bird Island

Long ago, i.e. more than 1,000 years before, JA3 and JA6 were the most developed areas. So JA4 which is located between JA3 and JA6 was the center of old Japan, JA9 was northern countries and JA7,8 were 'far north' countries. After a shogun moved from JA3 to JA1 in 1192, the most developed areas have been JA1 and JA3, and several barriers were built between them.

Notes (especially for Amateur Radio)

7K1-4, 7L1-4, 7M1-4, 7N1-4 are assigned to JA1 district.
JR6AAA-QQZ belong to JA6, JR6QUA-ZZZ are assinged to Okinawa(47).
JR6AA-NZ, RL, YA-YZ are assigned to Okinawa(47). JR6RL is a JARL station, JR6YA-YZ are for repeaters. JR6VA-WZ are assigned to JA6 for repeaters.
All JS6 are assigned to Okinawa(47).
Old name of Nagano(09) and Niigata(08).
All JD1 islands belong to Tokyo(10). 7J1 was used for Oki-no-tori-shima(49) around 1980.
JA#AA-ZZ, JR#VA-WZ(repeaters) and Okinawa's *3 are for amateurs. JA-JS#A-Z, JB-JQ#AA-ZZ, JS#AA-ZZ are not for amateurs. For example, JOA-JOZ, JOAA-JOZZ are for broadcasting stations, and JO#A-Z, JO#AA-ZZ are for experimental broadcasting stations.

If you need more detailed, accurate or historical information for Japanese callsigns including professional stations, refer to callsign.jp.

Prefectures List

Pronunciation: (1) For most names, fisrt syllables are pronunciated strong and high. (2) Japanese has long and short vowels. For example, `a' and `ah' are same sound, only different in length. I wrote long vowels as `ah', `oh' in the `pronunciation' column.

KCJ code is used for KCJ (The Keymen's Club of Japan) contests.

#	KCJ	Name	Pronunciation
JA8 Hokkaido			Hok kai doh
01		Hokkaido	Hok kai doh
JA7 Tohoku			Toh ho ku
02	AM	Aomori
03	IT	Iwate
04	AT	Akita
05	YM	Yamagata
06	MG	Miyagi
07	FS	Fukushima

08	NI	Niigata
09	NN	Nagano

10	TK	Tokyo	Toh kyoh
11	KN	Kanagawa
12	CB	Chiba
13	ST	Saitama
14	IB	Ibaraki
15	TG	Tochigi
16	GM	Gunma
17	YN	Yamanashi

18	SO	Shizuoka
19	GF	Gifu
20	AC	Aichi
21	ME	Mie

22	KT	Kyoto	Kyoh to
23	SG	Shiga
24	NR	Nara
25	OS	Osaka	Oh saka
26	WK	Wakayama
27	HG	Hyogo	Hyoh go

28	TY	Toyama
29	FI	Fukui
30	IK	Ishikawa

31	OY	Okayama
32	SN	Shimane
33	YG	Yamaguchi
34	TT	Tottori
35	HS	Hiroshima

36	KA	Kagawa
37	TS	Tokushima
38	EH	Ehime
39	KC	Kochi	Koh chi

40	FO	Fukuoka
41	SG	Saga
42	NS	Nagasaki
43	KM	Kumamoto
44	OT	Oita	Oh ita
45	MZ	Miyazaki
46	KG	Kagoshima

47	ON	Okinawa

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Email to Kunihiko Nakano(c) DEC 27, 2009