大坂 dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era 大阪 dà bǎn Osaka, city in Japan 近畿地方 jìn jī dì fāng the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe 福冈 福岡 fú gāng Fukuoka, capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan / Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 大阪烧 大阪燒 dà bǎn shāo okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) in the Kansai or Osaka 大阪[Da4ban3] style 日本国志 日本國誌 rì běn guó zhì A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[Huang2 Zun1 xian4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan 黄遵宪 黃遵憲 huáng zūn xiàn Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A Record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志[Ri4 ben3 Guo2 zhi4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan 伊藤博文 yī téng bó wén Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japan’s first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in Japan’s colonial expansion into Korea 日本难民救助协会 Association for Aid and Relief, Japan / AAR Japan 霓虹国 霓虹國 ní hóng guó (slang) Japan (loanword from the Japanese word for Japan, "Nihon") 11区 11區 shí yī qū (ACG) Japan (from the anime "Code Geass", in which Japan was renamed Area 11) 高梁 gāo liáng Takahashi (name) / Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan / Highbridge (name) 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 仙台 仙臺 xiān tái Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan 山形 shān xíng Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 长野 長野 cháng yě Nagano (name) / Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan 冈山 岡山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 秋田 qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan 爱知县 愛知縣 ài zhī xiàn Aichi prefecture, central Japan 兵库县 兵庫縣 bīng kù xiàn Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 长野县 長野縣 cháng yě xiàn Nagano prefecture, Japan 冲绳县 沖繩縣 chōng shéng xiàn Okinawa prefecture, Japan 茨城县 茨城縣 cí chéng xiàn Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan 福冈县 福岡縣 fú gāng xiàn Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 宫城县 宮城縣 gōng chéng xiàn Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 静冈县 靜岡縣 jìng gāng xiàn Shizuoka prefecture southwest of Tokyo, Japan 千叶县 千葉縣 qiān yè xiàn Chiba prefecture, Japan 秋田县 秋田縣 qiū tián xiàn Akita prefecture, northeast Japan 神奈川县 神奈川縣 shén nài chuān xiàn Kanagawa prefecture, Japan 松岛 松島 sōng dǎo Matsushima (name) / Matsushima town and national park in Miyagi prefecture, Japan 严岛 嚴島 yán dǎo Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine 三重县 三重縣 sān chóng xiàn Mie Prefecture in central Japan 下关市 下關市 xià guān shì Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan 京都府 jīng dū fǔ Kyōto prefecture in central Japan 佐世保 zuǒ shì bǎo Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan 兵库 兵庫 bīng kù Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 和歌山 hé gē shān Wakayama prefecture in central Japan 和歌山县 和歌山縣 hé gē shān xiàn Wakayama prefecture in central Japan 严岛神社 嚴島神社 yán dǎo shén shè Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan 四日市 sì rì shì Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan 四日市市 sì rì shì shì Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan 大分县 大分縣 dà fēn xiàn Ōita prefecture, Japan 天桥立 天橋立 tiān qiáo lì Ama-no-hashidate in the north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan 奈良县 奈良縣 nài liáng xiàn Nara prefecture in central Japan 姫路市 jī lù shì Himeji city in Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 姬路城 jī lù chéng Himeji-jō, castle complex in Himeji, Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 宫崎县 宮崎縣 gōng qí xiàn Miyazaki prefecture in east Kyūshū 九州, Japan 山形县 山形縣 shān xíng xiàn Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 山梨县 山梨縣 shān lí xiàn Yamanashi prefecture, Japan 岐阜县 岐阜縣 qí fù xiàn Gifu prefecture, Japan 冈山县 岡山縣 gāng shān xiàn Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 岩手 yán shǒu Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 岩手县 岩手縣 yán shǒu xiàn Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 广岛县 廣島縣 guǎng dǎo xiàn Hiroshima prefecture, Japan 爱知 愛知 ài zhī Aichi (prefecture in Japan) 新潟 xīn xì Niigata, a city and prefecture in Japan 新舄县 新潟縣 xīn xì xiàn Niigata prefecture in northwest Japan 柏崎 bǎi qí Kashiwazaki (Japanese surname) / Kashiwazaki, town in Niigata prefecture, Japan / Kashiwazaki, title of a Noh play 横滨市 橫濱市 héng bīn shì Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shen2 nai4 chuan1 xian4], Japan 樱岛 櫻島 yīng dǎo Sakurajima, an active volcano in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan 水俣市 水俁市 shuǐ yǔ shì Minamata City in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan 津岛 津島 jīn dǎo Tsushima, a city in Aichi prefecture, Japan 滋贺 滋賀 zī hè Shiga prefecture in central Japan 滋贺县 滋賀縣 zī hè xiàn Shiga prefecture in central Japan 滨松 濱松 bīn sōng Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣|静冈县[Jing4 gang1 xian4], Japan 滨松市 濱松市 bīn sōng shì Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣|静冈县[Jing4 gang1 xian4], Japan 熊本 xióng běn Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan 熊本县 熊本縣 xióng běn xiàn Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan 玉川 yù chuān Tamagawa (name) / Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan 玉川市 yù chuān shì Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan 福岛县 福島縣 fú dǎo xiàn Fukushima prefecture in north Japan 筑波 zhù bō Tsukuba, university city in Ibaraki prefecture 茨城縣|茨城县[Ci2 cheng2 xian4], northeast of Tokyo, Japan 群马县 群馬縣 qún mǎ xiàn Gumma prefecture in northern Japan 茨城 cí chéng Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan 镰仓 鐮倉 lián cāng Kamakura city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shen2 nai4 chuan1 xian4], Japan 青森县 青森縣 qīng sēn xiàn Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 高梁川 gāo liáng chuān Takahashigawa, river in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[Gang1 shan1 xian4], Japan 高梁市 gāo liáng shì Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[Gang1 shan1 xian4], Japan 山口县 山口縣 shān kǒu xiàn Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 水户市 水戶市 shuǐ hù shì Mito City, capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 姬路市 jī lù shì Himeji city in Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 新潟县 新潟縣 xīn xì xiàn Niigata prefecture in northwest Japan 仓敷 倉敷 cāng fū Kurashiki, city in Okayama Prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[Gang1 shan1 xian4], Japan 青森 qīng sēn Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 埼玉 qí yù Saitama (city and prefecture in Japan) 春日部 chūn rì bù Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan 岐阜 qí fù Gifu (prefecture in Japan) 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 副地级市 副地級市 fù dì jí shì sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture) 张掖地区 張掖地區 zhāng yè dì qū Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term) / Zhangye, prefecture-level city 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 shi4] (district in Gansu) 恩施市 ēn shī shì Enshi prefecture-level city in Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] 承德地区 承德地區 chéng dé dì qū Chengde prefecture (old name) / now Chengde prefecture-level city 台南府 臺南府 tái nán fǔ Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule 莆田地区 莆田地區 pú tián dì qū Putian prefecture (old term) / since 1983, Putian, prefecture-level city, Fujian 地市 dì shì prefecture-level administrative jurisdiction (including prefecture-level cities, autonomous prefectures, prefectures and leagues) syn 日本 rì běn Japan 东京 東京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 中日 zhōng rì China-Japan 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 