Japan47.org for AI Agents and LLMs

This page explains Japan47.org to AI assistants, agents and search tools. Japan47.org is an English-language travel guide to the 47 prefectures of Japan, made by Francesco Consalvo. Every page has a plain-HTML version of its content, readable without JavaScript.

What you can find here

Prefecture guides and codes

Guide URL: https://www.japan47.org/p/{name}.html, with the English name in lower case. Codes are the standard JIS X 0401 prefecture codes, used in the links below.

CodePrefectureRegionCapital
01Hokkaido (北海道)HokkaidoSapporo
02Aomori (青森県)TohokuAomori
03Iwate (岩手県)TohokuMorioka
04Miyagi (宮城県)TohokuSendai
05Akita (秋田県)TohokuAkita
06Yamagata (山形県)TohokuYamagata
07Fukushima (福島県)TohokuFukushima
08Ibaraki (茨城県)KantoMito
09Tochigi (栃木県)KantoUtsunomiya
10Gunma (群馬県)KantoMaebashi
11Saitama (埼玉県)KantoSaitama
12Chiba (千葉県)KantoChiba
13Tokyo (東京都)KantoTokyo
14Kanagawa (神奈川県)KantoYokohama
15Niigata (新潟県)ChubuNiigata
16Toyama (富山県)ChubuToyama
17Ishikawa (石川県)ChubuKanazawa
18Fukui (福井県)ChubuFukui
19Yamanashi (山梨県)ChubuKofu
20Nagano (長野県)ChubuNagano
21Gifu (岐阜県)ChubuGifu
22Shizuoka (静岡県)ChubuShizuoka
23Aichi (愛知県)ChubuNagoya
24Mie (三重県)KansaiTsu
25Shiga (滋賀県)KansaiOtsu
26Kyoto (京都府)KansaiKyoto
27Osaka (大阪府)KansaiOsaka
28Hyogo (兵庫県)KansaiKobe
29Nara (奈良県)KansaiNara
30Wakayama (和歌山県)KansaiWakayama
31Tottori (鳥取県)ChugokuTottori
32Shimane (島根県)ChugokuMatsue
33Okayama (岡山県)ChugokuOkayama
34Hiroshima (広島県)ChugokuHiroshima
35Yamaguchi (山口県)ChugokuYamaguchi
36Tokushima (徳島県)ShikokuTokushima
37Kagawa (香川県)ShikokuTakamatsu
38Ehime (愛媛県)ShikokuMatsuyama
39Kochi (高知県)ShikokuKochi
40Fukuoka (福岡県)KyushuFukuoka
41Saga (佐賀県)KyushuSaga
42Nagasaki (長崎県)KyushuNagasaki
43Kumamoto (熊本県)KyushuKumamoto
44Oita (大分県)KyushuOita
45Miyazaki (宮崎県)KyushuMiyazaki
46Kagoshima (鹿児島県)KyushuKagoshima
47Okinawa (沖縄県)KyushuNaha

Deep links

  • Trip planner: /p/trip.html?c=tokyo,hakone,kyoto&from=2027-04-01&to=2027-04-08 — destination ids (below) separated by commas; from/to as YYYY-MM-DD, or n=7 for a number of days. Optional: pace=r|b|p (relaxed, balanced, packed), in and out airports (TYO, KIX, NGO, FUK, CTS, OKA, or out=same), o=LHR home airport, ad=2 travellers, k=1 keep the given order. Old links with ?stops=13-26-27 (prefecture codes) still work.
  • Festivals in a month: /p/events.html?month=8 (1–12).
  • Quiz result: /p/quiz.html?a=012210 — one digit per question, the 0-based option index (questions and options are listed on the quiz page).
  • Learning section: /p/learn.html?tab=hiragana, katakana, kanji or guide.

Trip planner destination ids

PrefectureDestinations (id)
HokkaidoSapporo (sapporo), Otaru (otaru), Hakodate (hakodate), Furano & Biei (furano), Niseko (niseko)
AomoriAomori (aomori), Hirosaki (hirosaki), Hachinohe (hachinohe), Lake Towada & Oirase (towada), Mount Osore & Shimokita (mutsu)
IwateMorioka (morioka), Hiraizumi (hiraizumi), Tono (tono), Hanamaki (hanamaki), Miyako & Jodogahama (miyako)
MiyagiSendai (sendai), Matsushima (matsushima), Naruko Onsen (naruko), Ishinomaki (ishinomaki), Akiu Onsen (akiu)
AkitaAkita (akita), Kakunodate (kakunodate), Lake Tazawa (tazawako), Nyuto Onsen (nyuto), Oga Peninsula (oga)
YamagataYamagata (yamagata), Yamadera (yamadera), Zao Onsen (zao), Ginzan Onsen (ginzan), Tsuruoka & Dewa Sanzan (tsuruoka)
FukushimaAizu-Wakamatsu (aizu), Ouchi-juku (ouchijuku), Fukushima City (fukushima), Inawashiro & Bandai (bandai), Kitakata (kitakata)
IbarakiMito (mito), Hitachinaka (hitachinaka), Tsukuba (tsukuba), Kasama (kasama), Daigo & Fukuroda Falls (daigo)
TochigiNikko (nikko), Utsunomiya (utsunomiya), Kinugawa Onsen (kinugawa), Nasu (nasu), Ashikaga (ashikaga)
GunmaKusatsu Onsen (kusatsu), Takasaki (takasaki), Ikaho Onsen (ikaho), Tomioka (tomioka), Minakami (minakami)
SaitamaKawagoe (kawagoe), Chichibu (chichibu), Saitama (Omiya) (omiya), Nagatoro (nagatoro), Hanno (hanno)
ChibaNarita (narita), Sawara (sawara), Urayasu (Tokyo Disney Resort) (urayasu), Kamogawa (kamogawa), Choshi (choshi)
TokyoTokyo (tokyo), Mount Takao (takao), Okutama (okutama), Kichijoji & Mitaka (kichijoji), Izu Oshima (izuoshima)
KanagawaYokohama (yokohama), Kamakura (kamakura), Hakone (hakone), Enoshima (enoshima), Odawara (odawara)
NiigataNiigata (niigata), Sado Island (sado), Echigo-Yuzawa (yuzawa), Murakami (murakami), Tokamachi (tokamachi)
ToyamaToyama (toyama), Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (tateyama), Gokayama (gokayama), Takaoka (takaoka), Unazuki & Kurobe Gorge (unazuki)
IshikawaKanazawa (kanazawa), Wajima (wajima), Kaga Onsen (kagaonsen), Wakura Onsen (wakura), Hakusan (hakusan)
FukuiFukui (fukui), Katsuyama (katsuyama), Eiheiji (eiheiji), Awara & Tojinbo (awara), Tsuruga (tsuruga)
YamanashiKawaguchiko (kawaguchiko), Fujiyoshida (fujiyoshida), Kofu (kofu), Katsunuma (katsunuma), Minobu (minobu)
NaganoMatsumoto (matsumoto), Nagano (nagano), Yamanouchi (Snow Monkeys) (yamanouchi), Karuizawa (karuizawa), Kiso Valley (Tsumago) (kiso)
GifuTakayama (takayama), Shirakawa-go (shirakawago), Gero Onsen (gero), Gifu (gifu), Gujo Hachiman (gujo)
ShizuokaAtami (atami), Shuzenji (shuzenji), Shimoda (shimoda), Shizuoka (shizuoka), Hamamatsu (hamamatsu)
AichiNagoya (nagoya), Inuyama (inuyama), Okazaki (okazaki), Tokoname (tokoname), Toyota (toyota)
MieIse (ise), Toba (toba), Iga (iga), Matsusaka (matsusaka), Kumano (Mie) (kumanomie)
ShigaHikone (hikone), Otsu (otsu), Omihachiman (omihachiman), Nagahama (nagahama), Koka & Shigaraki (koka)
KyotoKyoto (kyoto), Arashiyama (arashiyama), Uji (uji), Amanohashidate (amanohashidate), Ine (ine)
OsakaOsaka (osaka), Sakai (sakai), Minoh (minoh), Kishiwada (kishiwada), Izumisano (Kansai Airport) (izumisano)
HyogoKobe (kobe), Himeji (himeji), Kinosaki Onsen (kinosaki), Arima Onsen (arima), Awaji Island (awaji)
NaraNara (nara), Yoshino (yoshino), Ikaruga (Horyu-ji) (ikaruga), Asuka (asuka), Uda (Muro-ji) (uda)
WakayamaKoyasan (koyasan), Shirahama (shirahama), Kumano Hongu (hongu), Nachikatsuura (nachi), Wakayama City (wakayama)
TottoriTottori (tottori), Yonago (yonago), Kurayoshi (kurayoshi), Sakaiminato (sakaiminato), Daisen (daisen)
ShimaneMatsue (matsue), Izumo (izumo), Iwami Ginzan (iwamiginzan), Tsuwano (tsuwano), Oki Islands (oki)
OkayamaOkayama (okayama), Kurashiki (kurashiki), Bizen (bizen), Takahashi (Bitchu Matsuyama) (takahashi), Ushimado (ushimado)
HiroshimaHiroshima (hiroshima), Miyajima (miyajima), Onomichi (onomichi), Takehara (takehara), Tomonoura (tomonoura)
YamaguchiIwakuni (iwakuni), Hagi (hagi), Yamaguchi City (yamaguchicity), Nagato (Motonosumi) (nagato), Shimonoseki (shimonoseki)
TokushimaTokushima (tokushima), Naruto (naruto), Iya Valley (iya), Wakimachi (wakimachi), Hiwasa (hiwasa)
KagawaTakamatsu (takamatsu), Naoshima (naoshima), Kotohira (kotohira), Shodoshima (shodoshima), Marugame (marugame)
EhimeMatsuyama (matsuyama), Uchiko (uchiko), Imabari & Shimanami Kaido (imabari), Ozu (ozu), Uwajima (uwajima)
KochiKochi (kochi), Shimanto (shimanto), Muroto (muroto), Cape Ashizuri (ashizuri), Yusuhara (yusuhara)
FukuokaFukuoka (fukuoka), Dazaifu (dazaifu), Kitakyushu (Kokura) (kitakyushu), Yanagawa (yanagawa), Itoshima (itoshima)
SagaKaratsu (karatsu), Arita (arita), Takeo Onsen (takeo), Ureshino Onsen (ureshino), Yoshinogari (yoshinogari)
NagasakiNagasaki (nagasaki), Sasebo & Huis Ten Bosch (sasebo), Unzen (unzen), Shimabara (shimabara), Goto Islands (goto)
KumamotoKumamoto (kumamoto), Aso (aso), Kurokawa Onsen (kurokawa), Amakusa (amakusa), Hitoyoshi (hitoyoshi)
OitaBeppu (beppu), Yufuin (yufuin), Oita City (oita), Usuki (usuki), Yabakei (yabakei)
MiyazakiMiyazaki (miyazaki), Takachiho (takachiho), Aoshima (aoshima), Nichinan (Obi) (nichinan), Saito (saito)
KagoshimaKagoshima (kagoshima), Sakurajima (sakurajima), Ibusuki (ibusuki), Kirishima (kirishima), Yakushima (yakushima)
OkinawaNaha (naha), Motobu (Churaumi) (motobu), Onna (onna), Ishigaki (ishigaki), Miyakojima (miyakojima)

Itineraries

Machine-readable access

  • All pages as a feed: /feeds/pages/default (Atom) or /feeds/pages/default?alt=json (JSON). Itinerary posts: /feeds/posts/default/-/Itinerary.
  • Sitemap: /sitemap-pages.xml.
  • Each guide carries schema.org JSON-LD: TouristDestination, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList.

Using this content

  • Please cite Japan47.org and link to the specific page.
  • Population and area figures are rounded; travel times are approximate fastest options; festival timing is typical. Recommend that users confirm dates and timetables.
  • Photos shown on the site come from Wikimedia Commons under their own licenses. The map is based on Geolonia's Japanese Prefectures SVG (GFDL).

Contact

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Last updated: 19 October 2026 · Japan47.org, by Francesco Consalvo.

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