Japan
Japan Prefecture Codes
When dealing with addresses or locations in Japan, our API uses the following prefecture codes. These codes are based on the ISO 3166-2:JP standard for Japan's prefectures.
| Code | Prefecture |
|---|---|
| JP-01 | Hokkaido |
| JP-02 | Aomori |
| JP-03 | Iwate |
| JP-04 | Miyagi |
| JP-05 | Akita |
| JP-06 | Yamagata |
| JP-07 | Fukushima |
| JP-08 | Ibaraki |
| JP-09 | Tochigi |
| JP-10 | Gunma |
| JP-11 | Saitama |
| JP-12 | Chiba |
| JP-13 | Tokyo |
| JP-14 | Kanagawa |
| JP-15 | Niigata |
| JP-16 | Toyama |
| JP-17 | Ishikawa |
| JP-18 | Fukui |
| JP-19 | Yamanashi |
| JP-20 | Nagano |
| JP-21 | Gifu |
| JP-22 | Shizuoka |
| JP-23 | Aichi |
| JP-24 | Mie |
| JP-25 | Shiga |
| JP-26 | Kyoto |
| JP-27 | Osaka |
| JP-28 | Hyogo |
| JP-29 | Nara |
| JP-30 | Wakayama |
| JP-31 | Tottori |
| JP-32 | Shimane |
| JP-33 | Okayama |
| JP-34 | Hiroshima |
| JP-35 | Yamaguchi |
| JP-36 | Tokushima |
| JP-37 | Kagawa |
| JP-38 | Ehime |
| JP-39 | Kochi |
| JP-40 | Fukuoka |
| JP-41 | Saga |
| JP-42 | Nagasaki |
| JP-43 | Kumamoto |
| JP-44 | Oita |
| JP-45 | Miyazaki |
| JP-46 | Kagoshima |
| JP-47 | Okinawa |
Usage Notes
- Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todofuken)
- All codes follow the format 'JP-' followed by a two-digit number
- Tokyo (JP-13) is officially a metropolitan prefecture (to)
- Hokkaido (JP-01) is officially a territory (do)
- Osaka (JP-27) and Kyoto (JP-26) are officially urban prefectures (fu)
- The remaining 43 are standard prefectures (ken)
- When specifying locations in Japan in your API requests, please use these exact codes for the prefecture
Updated 8 days ago