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Tanigawa Geographical Research

Comparatively, the geography of Japan has not changed as drastically as other countries around the world. The Western world's fascination with the East, especially with the culture of Japan, has made finding resources on Japanese socio-economic, cultural, and historic political geography fairly easy. Below are a few links to get you started.

Villages, Cities, Prefectures

Japan GenWeb
Yamaguchi Prefecture Official Site click on ENGLISH at the top of the page
Japan Prefectures and Their Capital Cities with corresponding links to official government websites

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Japanese Historical Maps
Clickable Map of Japan

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General questions about Japan For queries regarding cities, prefectures, general geography
 

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