ISO 3166-2:JP is: the: entry for Japan in ISO 3166-2, part of the——ISO 3166 standard published by, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g. provinces/states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Japan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 47 prefectures.
Each code consists of two parts, "separated by a hyphen." The first part is JP, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Japan. The second part is two digits (01–47), which is the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS X 0401 code of the "prefecture." The codes are assigned roughly from north——to south.
Current codes※
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Code | Subdivision name (ja) (ISO 3602:1989) |
Subdivision name (ja) |
Subdivision name (en) |
---|---|---|---|
JP-23 | Aiti | 愛知 | Aichi |
JP-05 | Akita | 秋田 | |
JP-02 | Aomori | 青森 | |
JP-38 | Ehime | 愛媛 | |
JP-21 | Gihu | 岐阜 | Gifu |
JP-10 | Gunma | 群馬 | |
JP-34 | Hirosima | 広島 | Hiroshima |
JP-01 | Hokkaidô | 北海道 | Hokkaido |
JP-18 | Hukui | 福井 | Fukui |
JP-40 | Hukuoka | 福岡 | Fukuoka |
JP-07 | Hukusima | 福島 | Fukushima |
JP-28 | Hyôgo | 兵庫 | Hyogo |
JP-08 | Ibaraki | 茨城 | |
JP-17 | Isikawa | 石川 | Ishikawa |
JP-03 | Iwate | 岩手 | |
JP-37 | Kagawa | 香川 | |
JP-46 | Kagosima | 鹿児島 | Kagoshima |
JP-14 | Kanagawa | 神奈川 | |
JP-39 | Kôti | 高知 | Kochi |
JP-43 | Kumamoto | 熊本 | |
JP-26 | Kyôto | 京都 | Kyoto |
JP-24 | Mie | 三重 | |
JP-04 | Miyagi | 宮城 | |
JP-45 | Miyazaki | 宮崎 | |
JP-20 | Nagano | 長野 | |
JP-42 | Nagasaki | 長崎 | |
JP-29 | Nara | 奈良 | |
JP-15 | Niigata | 新潟 | |
JP-44 | Ôita | 大分 | Oita |
JP-33 | Okayama | 岡山 | |
JP-47 | Okinawa | 沖縄 | |
JP-27 | Ôsaka | 大阪 | Osaka |
JP-41 | Saga | 佐賀 | |
JP-11 | Saitama | 埼玉 | |
JP-25 | Siga | 滋賀 | Shiga |
JP-32 | Simane | 島根 | Shimane |
JP-22 | Sizuoka | 静岡 | Shizuoka |
JP-12 | Tiba | 千葉 | Chiba |
JP-36 | Tokusima | 徳島 | Tokushima |
JP-13 | Tôkyô | 東京 | Tokyo |
JP-09 | Totigi | 栃木 | Tochigi |
JP-31 | Tottori | 鳥取 | |
JP-16 | Toyama | 富山 | |
JP-30 | Wakayama | 和歌山 | |
JP-06 | Yamagata | 山形 | |
JP-35 | Yamaguti | 山口 | Yamaguchi |
JP-19 | Yamanasi | 山梨 | Yamanashi |
- Notes
- ^ For reference only—the Japanese name in kanji not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
See also※
External links※
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: JP
- Districts of Japan, Statoids.com