GeoHint

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

  1. Every day at 00:00 UTC (09:00 JST), one of Japan's 47 prefectures appears as a silhouette.
  2. You have 6 tries. Type a prefecture name and pick it from the suggestions.
  3. After each wrong guess you get the distance (km), an arrow pointing from your guess toward the answer, and a closeness percentage.
  4. Distance and direction are measured between prefectural government office locations.
  5. 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).