| Administrative divisions of Japan |
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| Prefectural level |
| Prefectures (都道府県 todōfuken) |
| Subprefectural level |
| Subprefectures (支庁 shichō) Designated cities |
| Municipal level |
| Core cities (中核市 chūkaku-shi) Special cities Special wards (Tokyo) Towns |
A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. Japan no longer officially has the traditional Federal system, and its 47 prefectures, and prefectural and municipal assembly members are popularly elected for The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit Certain Prefectures of Japan are now or once were divided into subprefectures. A, also known as a or, is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500000 and has been designated as such by an order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the County of the United States, ranking at the level below There are three basic types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns and villages. A is a class of Japanese city created by the first clause of Article 252 Section 22 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. of Japan are cities with populations of at least 200000 and are delegated a subset of the functions delegated to core cities. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. List of wards Chiba Chūō-ku Chiba Hanamigawa-ku Chiba Inage-ku Chiba A is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with,, and. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city (shi), and village (mura). The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. A is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with,, and. Geographically, a town's extent is contained within a prefecture. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit
Note that the same word (町; machi or chō) is also used in names of smaller region, usually a part of ward in a city. List of wards Chiba Chūō-ku Chiba Hanamigawa-ku Chiba Inage-ku Chiba
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There are three basic types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns and villages. The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic