Today's Quiz
Japan Prefecture Silhouette Quiz
Guess the Japanese prefecture from its silhouette. A new shape every day.
No. —Scale hidden
Silhouettes are scaled to the same frame (size never gives it away). Some remote islands are omitted.
How to play
- Every day at 00:00 UTC (09:00 JST), one of Japan's 47 prefectures appears as a silhouette.
- You have 6 tries. Type a prefecture name and pick it from the suggestions.
- After each wrong guess you get the distance (km), an arrow pointing from your guess toward the answer, and a closeness percentage.
- Distance and direction are measured between prefectural government office locations.
- Share your result as a spoiler-free emoji grid. Your streak is stored only in your browser.
Map data: derived from MLIT Japan's National Land Numerical Information (administrative boundaries), processed via SmartNews Media Research Institute's japan-topography. Prefectural office coordinates are based on figures published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI).