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# Administrative divisions and railways of Japan

Gateway to knowledge on Japan's 47 prefectures and its Shinkansen and JR lines.

## Overview

This page is the gateway to knowledge on [Japan](/en/places/japan.html)'s administrative divisions (47 prefectures) and railways (Shinkansen and JR lines).

## Administrative divisions

Japan consists of 47 prefectures; see the divisions section of the [Japan](/en/places/japan.html) page for details by region.

## Railway operators

[JR Hokkaido](/en/organizations/jp-jr-hokkaido.html), [JR East](/en/organizations/jp-jr-east.html), [JR Central](/en/organizations/jp-jr-central.html), [JR West](/en/organizations/jp-jr-west.html), [JR Kyushu](/en/organizations/jp-jr-kyushu.html), [JR Shikoku](/en/organizations/jp-jr-shikoku.html)

## Shinkansen

[Tokaido](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-tokaido.html) (1964, 515.4 km), [Sanyo](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-sanyo.html) (1972, 553.7 km), [Tohoku](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-tohoku.html) (1982, 674.9 km), [Joetsu](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-joetsu.html) (1982, 269.5 km), [Hokuriku](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-hokuriku.html) (1997, extended to Tsuruga in 2024, 345.4 km), [Kyushu](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-kyushu.html) (2004-2011, 256.8 km), [Hokkaido](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-hokkaido.html) (2016, 148.8 km), [Nishi-Kyushu](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-nishikyushu.html) (2022, 66.0 km), and the [Yamagata](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-yamagata.html) and [Akita](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-akita.html) Mini-Shinkansen

## Major conventional lines

[Yamanote Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-yamanote.html) (Tokyo loop, 34.5 km), [Tokaido Main Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-tokaido-main.html) (Tokyo-Kobe, 589.5 km), [Osaka Loop Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-osaka-loop.html) (21.7 km)

## Urban transport

See the urban subway and bus overview page ([link](/en/concepts/japan-metro-bus-overview.html)).

更新时间：2026-10-28

## 标签

- [行政区划](/en/tags/admin-division.html)
- [铁路](/en/tags/rail.html)

## 关系


## 来源

- 日本の地域区分：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%9C%B0%E5%9F%9F%E5%8C%BA%E5%88%86 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認