Japan prefectures visited map

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Build your 47-prefecture travel checklist

Japan's prefecture map gives more detail than a single country checkmark. You might have visited Tokyo on one trip, explored Kyoto and Osaka on another, and spent time in a rural prefecture that deserves its own place in your record. This tool tracks all 47 prefectures, including Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka under their respective administrative names. Each entry contributes one to the same total.

Click the map to mark Visited, Lived, Want to go, or Not visited. The searchable checklist works alongside it, so you can find smaller prefectures without carefully aiming at the outline. Choose a status from the menu when you know exactly which one you want. Living in a prefecture counts as visiting it, while a future wish remains outside the visited counter.

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Give each visit a consistent meaning

A train can pass through several prefectures between major cities. Decide whether a pass-through counts for your record, or whether you prefer to count places where you left the station and spent time. Neither rule is enforced by the tool. A consistent definition makes your checklist more meaningful when you return months later to add another trip.

The percentage represents completed entries out of 47, not the share of Japan's land area or population you have encountered. Twenty visited prefectures is about 43% of this checklist. The simplified outline is for orientation and memories; it does not show rail routes, mountain access, ferry connections, or every offshore island. Okinawa's main islands are within the view, while some remote islands may be omitted by simplification. All 47 entries remain selectable in the list.

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Keep your Japan map between trips

Selections save in the current browser without registration. Before changing devices or clearing browser data, create a share link and store it with your trip notes. The link contains a snapshot of prefecture statuses and can restore them when opened elsewhere. Anyone holding it can view that snapshot, so keep it private if you do not want to share your travel pattern.

A PNG download turns the map into a compact travel card with a counter, legend, and MapMoment watermark. It is useful for a scrapbook or a message to friends planning their own Japan trip. Save the link as well if you want to edit the same selections later. When you finish one journey, wishlist a nearby prefecture and use official transport information to decide how to reach it next time.

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