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Day 32: Nagano Prefecture
We stay in the Chubu region on day 32 to visit another landlocked prefecture: Nagano. Nagano is also the name of its capital.
Jason Khoh
Jun 23, 20202 min read
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Day 31: Gifu Prefecture
Today we are back in the Chubu region of Japan to visit the landlocked prefecture of Gifu. Its capital also goes by the same name.
Jason Khoh
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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Day 30: Gunma Prefecture
Day 30 sees us crossing over to Gunma prefecture, which is the westernmost prefecture of the Kanto region.
Jason Khoh
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Day 29: Tochigi Prefecture
We are in the northern part of the Kanto region on day 29 to visit the landlocked prefecture of Tochigi.
Jason Khoh
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Day 28: Okayama Prefecture
Day 28 has us in the Chugoku region of Japan to visit Okayama, which faces the Seto Inland Sea.
Jason Khoh
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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Day 27: Fukushima Prefecture
Today we head to the Tohoku region of Japan to visit the prefecture of Fukushima. The capital also goes by the same name.
Jason Khoh
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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Day 26: Mie Prefecture
The start of week 6 sees us back in the Kansai region of Japan to visit Mie, which faces the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Tsu.
Jason Khoh
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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Day 25: Kumamoto Prefecture
The last day of week 5 has us cross the border to visit Kagoshima’s neighbour: Kumamoto. Kumamoto is also found on the island of Kyushu.
Jason Khoh
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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Day 24: Kagoshima Prefecture
Day 24 takes us to Kagoshima which is located on both the island of Kyushu and the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands.
Jason Khoh
Jun 11, 20201 min read
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Day 23: Okinawa Prefecture
Day 23 takes us to the southernmost prefecture of Japan: Okinawa. The capital is Naha and Okinawa is part of the Kyushu region of Japan.
Jason Khoh
Jun 10, 20201 min read
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Day 22: Shiga Prefecture
Day 22 has us back in the well-known Kansai region of Japan to visit the landlocked prefecture of Shiga.
Jason Khoh
Jun 9, 20202 min read
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Day 21: Yamaguchi Prefecture
The first day of week five has us visiting Yamaguchi, which is part of the Chugoku region and located in the westernmost part of Honshu.
Jason Khoh
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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Day 20: Ehime Prefecture
Welcome to day 20 of our virtual pub quiz. Today we head back to the island of Shikoku to visit the northwestern prefecture of Ehime.
Jason Khoh
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Day 19: Nara Prefecture
We are back in the Kansai region of Honshu to visit the landlocked prefecture of Nara on day 19. Its capital also goes by the same name.
Jason Khoh
Jun 4, 20201 min read
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Day 18: Nagasaki Prefecture
oday we are back in Kyushu to visit the west coast prefecture of Nagasaki. The capital also goes by the same name.
Jason Khoh
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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Day 17: Aomori Prefecture
Day 17 takes us to Aomori, the northernmost prefecture in Honshu. Aomori is also the name of its capital
Jason Khoh
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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Day 16: Iwate Prefecture
he start of week 4 has us back in northern Japan in the prefecture of Iwate. Iwate is in the Tohoku region of Honshu on the Pacific coast.
Jason Khoh
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Day 15: Oita Prefecture
We’re back down in the island of Kyushu to visit Oita on the last day of week three. You can find Oita on the northeastern corner...
Jason Khoh
May 29, 20202 min read
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Day 14: Ishikawa Prefecture
We head back down to the Chubu region of Japan to visit the prefecture of Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast. The capital is Kanazawa city.
Jason Khoh
May 28, 20201 min read
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Day 13: Yamagata Prefecture
We head north to the Tohoku region of Japan to visit Yamagata, which is in the southwestern corner of the region and faces the Sea of Japan.
Jason Khoh
May 27, 20201 min read
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Day 12: Miyazaki Prefecture
We’re back in the southern island of Kyushu to visit Miyazaki, which is on the island’s south-east coast.
Jason Khoh
May 26, 20201 min read
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Day 11: Toyama Prefecture
The start of the third week has us back down in the Chubu region of Honshu island in Toyama. Toyama prefecture is along the Sea of Japan
Jason Khoh
May 25, 20201 min read
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Day 8: Wakayama Prefecture
Day 8 marks the first time we visit the Kansai region: Wakayama, located on the Kii peninsula in western Japan. The capital is Wakayama city
Jason Khoh
May 20, 20202 min read
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Day 5: Fukui Prefecture
We are back on the main island of Honshu on Day 5 to visit Fukui prefecture!
Jason Khoh
May 15, 20202 min read
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