This is the area ranking according to all prefectures.
Hokkaido is the largest area in Japan.
Tokyo and Kanagawa where population is large, and Osaka are the area below the 40th place.
The list of area ranking
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Area ranking according to all prefectures |
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Ranking |
All prefectures | Area (km2) |
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Sum total |
377947 | |
| 1 |
Hokkaido |
83457 |
| 2 |
Iwate |
15279 |
| 3 |
Fukushima |
13783 |
| 4 |
Nagano |
13105 |
| 5 |
Akita |
11636 |
| 6 |
Niigata |
10364 |
| 7 |
Gifu |
9768 |
| 8 |
Aomori |
9644 |
| 9 |
Kagoshima |
9044 |
| 10 |
Hiroshima |
8479 |
| 11 |
Hyogo |
8396 |
| 12 |
Shizuoka |
7329 |
| 13 |
Kochi |
7105 |
| 14 |
Kumamoto |
7077 |
| 15 |
Okayama |
7010 |
| 16 |
Miyagi |
6862 |
| 17 |
Shimane |
6708 |
| 18 |
Yamagata |
6652 |
| 19 |
Tochigi |
6408 |
| 20 |
Gumma |
6363 |
| 21 |
Miyazaki |
6346 |
| 22 |
Yamaguchi |
6114 |
| 23 |
Ibaraki |
6096 |
| 24 |
Mie |
5762 |
| 25 |
Ehime |
5678 |
| 26 |
Aichi |
5116 |
| 27 |
Oita |
5099 |
| 28 |
Chiba |
5082 |
| 29 |
Fukuoka |
4845 |
| 30 |
Wakayama |
4726 |
| 31 |
Kyoto |
4613 |
| 32 |
Yamanashi |
4201 |
| 33 |
Fukui |
4190 |
| 34 |
Ishikawa |
4186 |
| 35 |
Tokushima |
4147 |
| 36 |
Nagasaki |
4105 |
| 37 |
Saitama |
3767 |
| 38 |
Shiga |
3767 |
| 39 |
Nara |
3691 |
| 40 |
Tottori |
3507 |
| 41 |
Saga |
2440 |
| 42 |
Kanagawa |
2416 |
| 43 |
Okinawa |
2276 |
| 44 |
Tokyo |
2103 |
| 45 |
Toyama |
2046 |
| 46 |
Osaka |
1898 |
| 47 |
Kagawa |
1862 |
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Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2009) |
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