FREE! Japan Map with all Prefectures
Several years ago, we (painstakingly) created a map of Japan showing all prefectures. It was one of our first products at TheJapanShop.com (actually before we moved the store from TheJapanesePage.com). But after considering the printing and handling costs, we decided to stop selling it. A year or two later, I thought about making it into a PDF and selling it as such. We have sold many, many of these PDFs for a whopping $1.50.
Today, I’ve decided to lower the price to $0. We still want to hold the rights to it, but feel free to download it, print it, hang it on your wall, give it to your friends, etc. I hope it will somehow be helpful.
Map of Japan with all Prefectures listed PDF - NOW FREE!
Features:
* All prefectures are listed with Japanese and Romaji Pronunciations
* Numbered for quick reference
* Prints to 11 x 17 size (or can be shrunk to 8 x 11)
Size: 300 dpi; 811 kb; 11 x 17 inches
If you are interested in learning more about the prefectures, check out our prefectures pages at TheJapanesePage.com.
Thanks so much for the map! That’s awesome that you’re offering it for free
Although I didn’t know you were selling it in the first place. 
Thanks! It may be useful if you want to learn where the prefectures are. I made some JavaScript quizzes years ago to practice here:
http://thejapanesepage.com/kenpage.php
It can be helpful when meeting a Japanese person to let them know you actually know where their home city is located.
Thanks for this chart! As an American who lives in Germany and travels abroad quite extensively, I just had to think about how often I’m asked about where I come from - to which I quickly answer, “Pennsylvania”. The amazing thing is that they very often know exactly where PA is, but I must (shamefully) admit that I couldn’t name even one Japanese prefecture. I’ll be working to change that now though.
Thanks! I hope it helps.
Thanks so much for this! I have been thinking of having a map of Japan in my computer room, but haven’t gotten around to it, so this is perfect! I guess good things really do come to those who wait! I’m not good at geography at all either, thankfully my Japanese friends don’t hold it against me! Surely it will be impressive when I am familiar with the geography!
Hokkaido looks a bit like a manta ray on that map. Anyway, thank you for this.
@Melissa - thanks! I think I made it originally for 11×17 (large paper) and in high resolution (300 dpi (normal computer screen resolution is 72 dpi)). You could burn it on a CD or copy it to a flash drive and get it printed out in color at your local copy shop.
@Valatunda -
All you have to do now is remember Okinawa is at the bottom and everything else is somewhere in between.