This is a Japanese-language learning activity. The article and controls are in English; the practice words, sentences and Japanese audio remain in Japanese.
Prefecture-name kanji map
Look at the highlighted prefecture and build its name one kanji at a time.
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How to play
Look at the highlighted prefecture on the map of Japan.Choose each kanji in its name from four options.
Connect prefecture locations with the kanji used to write their names.
About this activity
What can you practise?
✨ Recognising prefectures in travel or the news
Connect each name with its location on a map of Japan.
✨ Exploring kanji and Japanese geography
Look closely at complex characters such as 岐, 阜 and 栃, one at a time.
✨ Studying geography in more detail
Use the names and locations as a starting point for exploring Japan’s regions, industries and climate.