ISO 3166-2:JP facts for kids
Have you ever wondered how different parts of a country get their own special codes? ISO 3166-2:JP is like a secret codebook for Japan! It's a special part of a bigger system called ISO 3166-2. This system is created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The ISO is a group that makes sure things like measurements and codes are the same all over the world. This helps everyone understand each other better. For Japan, ISO 3166-2:JP gives unique codes to all the main areas, which are called prefectures. Think of them like states or provinces. Each code helps to clearly identify a specific prefecture in Japan.
Japan's Prefecture Codes
These codes are like short names for each of Japan's prefectures. They are officially listed by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. This agency makes sure the codes are always correct and up-to-date.
The table below shows the code for each prefecture. The "JP-" part is always the same for Japan. The numbers after "JP-" are unique to each prefecture. For example, "JP-23" is the code for Aichi prefecture.
| Code | Prefecture Name (Japanese) (ISO 3602:1989) |
Prefecture Name (English) |
|---|---|---|
| JP-23 |  Aiti |
Aichi |
| JP-05 |  Akita |
Akita |
| JP-02 |  Aomori |
Aomori |
| JP-38 |  Ehime |
Ehime |
| JP-21 |  Gihu |
Gifu |
| JP-10 |  Gunma |
Gunma |
| JP-34 |  Hirosima |
Hiroshima |
| JP-01 |  Hokkaidô |
Hokkaido |
| JP-18 |  Hukui |
Fukui |
| JP-40 |  Hukuoka |
Fukuoka |
| JP-07 |  Hukusima |
Fukushima |
| JP-28 |  Hyôgo |
Hyogo |
| JP-08 |  Ibaraki |
Ibaraki |
| JP-17 |  Isikawa |
Ishikawa |
| JP-03 |  Iwate |
Iwate |
| JP-37 |  Kagawa |
Kagawa |
| JP-46 |  Kagosima |
Kagoshima |
| JP-14 |  Kanagawa |
Kanagawa |
| JP-39 |  Kôti |
Kochi |
| JP-43 |  Kumamoto |
Kumamoto |
| JP-26 |  Kyôto |
Kyoto |
| JP-24 |  Mie |
Mie |
| JP-04 |  Miyagi |
Miyagi |
| JP-45 |  Miyazaki |
Miyazaki |
| JP-20 |  Nagano |
Nagano |
| JP-42 |  Nagasaki |
Nagasaki |
| JP-29 |  Nara |
Nara |
| JP-15 |  Niigata |
Niigata |
| JP-44 |  Ôita |
Oita |
| JP-33 |  Okayama |
Okayama |
| JP-47 |  Okinawa |
Okinawa |
| JP-27 |  Ôsaka |
Osaka |
| JP-41 |  Saga |
Saga |
| JP-11 |  Saitama |
Saitama |
| JP-25 |  Siga |
Shiga |
| JP-32 |  Simane |
Shimane |
| JP-22 |  Sizuoka |
Shizuoka |
| JP-12 |  Tiba |
Chiba |
| JP-09 |  Totigi |
Tochigi |
| JP-36 |  Tokusima |
Tokushima |
| JP-13 |  Tôkyô |
Tokyo |
| JP-31 |  Tottori |
Tottori |
| JP-16 |  Toyama |
Toyama |
| JP-30 |  Wakayama |
Wakayama |
| JP-06 |  Yamagata |
Yamagata |
| JP-35 |  Yamaguti |
Yamaguchi |
| JP-19 |  Yamanasi |
Yamanashi |
More About Japan's Divisions
If you want to learn more about how Japan is divided, you can check out these pages:
- Subdivisions of Japan
- FIPS region codes of Japan
See also
In Spanish: ISO 3166-2:JP para niños
