prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər 
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the official residence of a prefect
3
: the district governed by a prefect
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The resulting list of over 100 places — arranged below by island and, within that, by prefecture, in alphabetical order — isn’t a typical or comprehensive guide.
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Matt Alt, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Stretched across the Wakayama, Nara, and Mie prefectures and mostly covered by the Kii Mountain Range, Honshu island’s largest peninsula is Japan’s spiritual heartland.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
By Kristin Braswell Comments Rosewood Miyakojima At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' first property in Japan, on Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture, there are 55 oceanside villas with direct access to the beach.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The crater, about 32 feet wide and 16 feet deep, appeared about 10 a.m. local time (8 p.m. ET Monday), Motohiro Ono, governor of the Saitama prefecture, said at a media briefing Tuesday.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Matt Alt, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Stretched across the Wakayama, Nara, and Mie prefectures and mostly covered by the Kii Mountain Range, Honshu island’s largest peninsula is Japan’s spiritual heartland.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
By Kristin Braswell Comments Rosewood Miyakojima At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' first property in Japan, on Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture, there are 55 oceanside villas with direct access to the beach.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The crater, about 32 feet wide and 16 feet deep, appeared about 10 a.m. local time (8 p.m. ET Monday), Motohiro Ono, governor of the Saitama prefecture, said at a media briefing Tuesday.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the district governed by a prefect
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