Niigata新潟県
Niigata-ken·にいがたけん·県 (ken), prefecture
A long section of Sea of Japan coast plus Sado Island. Known for rice, sake, and heavy winter snow.
Facts
How an address here begins
新潟県新潟市…
Niigata-ken, Niigata-shi, …
The prefecture comes first, then the municipality, then one of Niigata's 8 wards. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.
Neighbouring prefectures
Every municipality in Niigata市区町村
30 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.
Designated city政令指定都市
A designated city is divided into wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.
Other cities市
Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村
A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.
Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.