Learn the prefectural capitals of Japan
The plan: 10 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Nagasaki, Saga, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Ōita
- Batch 2: Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Matsue (Shimane), Matsuyama (Ehime), Okayama
- Batch 3: Tottori, Kōbe (Hyōgo), Takamatsu (Kagawa), Tokushima, Osaka (Ōsaka)
- Batch 4: Nara, Tsu (Mie), Wakayama, Ōtsu (Shiga), Kyoto (Kyōto)
- Batch 5: Nagoya (Aichi), Gifu, Fukui, Toyama, Nagano
- Batch 6: Kanazawa (Ishikawa), Niigata, Maebashi (Gunma), Utsunomiya (Tochigi), Saitama
- Batch 7: Mito (Ibaraki), Chiba, Yokohama (Kanagawa), Kōfu (Yamanashi), Shizuoka
- Batch 8: Fukushima, Yamagata, Sendai (Miyagi), Akita, Morioka (Iwate)
- Batch 9: Aomori, Sapporo (Hokkaidō), Kōchi, Tokyo, Miyazaki
- Batch 10: Kagoshima, Naha (Okinawa)
Learn the prefectural capitals of Japan at your own pace: we show you 47 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the prefectural capitals of Japan?
Aichi: Nagoya; Akita: Akita; Aomori: Aomori; Chiba: Chiba; Ehime: Matsuyama; Fukui: Fukui; Fukuoka: Fukuoka; Fukushima: Fukushima; Gifu: Gifu; Gunma: Maebashi; Hiroshima: Hiroshima; Hokkaidō: Sapporo; Hyōgo: Kōbe; Ibaraki: Mito; Ishikawa: Kanazawa; Iwate: Morioka; Kagawa: Takamatsu; Kagoshima: Kagoshima; Kanagawa: Yokohama; Kōchi: Kōchi; Kumamoto: Kumamoto; Kyōto: Kyoto; Mie: Tsu; Miyagi: Sendai; Miyazaki: Miyazaki; Nagano: Nagano; Nagasaki: Nagasaki; Nara: Nara; Niigata: Niigata; Ōita: Ōita; Okayama: Okayama; Okinawa: Naha; Ōsaka: Osaka; Saga: Saga; Saitama: Saitama; Shiga: Ōtsu; Shimane: Matsue; Shizuoka: Shizuoka; Tochigi: Utsunomiya; Tokushima: Tokushima; Tokyo: Tokyo; Tottori: Tottori; Toyama: Toyama; Wakayama: Wakayama; Yamagata: Yamagata; Yamaguchi: Yamaguchi; Yamanashi: Kōfu.
What is the easiest way to learn the prefectural capitals of Japan?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the prefectural capitals of Japan?
There are 47 pieces in 10 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.