Play across the map of Japan
Japan Prefecture Quizzes
Strip a map of Japan down to its prefecture outlines and each one shows a surprisingly distinct face: coastlines cut deep with bays, plump landlocked polygons, slender arcs reaching into the sea. GeoHint's prefecture quizzes ask you to name all 47 from those shapes alone.
There are three ways in: a daily quiz that serves exactly one silhouette per day, a practice mode that runs through all 47 in one sitting, and a capitals Q&A that works like a paper drill book. Pick whichever suits the moment.
Ways to play
Prefectural capitals Q&A
The classic prefecture quiz topic. All 47 prefectures are listed from north to south - recall the capital city, then open the row to check yourself.
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Aomori
Aomori
Iwate
Morioka
Miyagi
Sendai
Akita
Akita
Yamagata
Yamagata
Fukushima
Fukushima
Ibaraki
Mito
Tochigi
Utsunomiya
Gunma
Maebashi
Saitama
Saitama
Chiba
Chiba
Tokyo
Shinjuku
Kanagawa
Yokohama
Niigata
Niigata
Toyama
Toyama
Ishikawa
Kanazawa
Fukui
Fukui
Yamanashi
Kofu
Nagano
Nagano
Gifu
Gifu
Shizuoka
Shizuoka
Aichi
Nagoya
Mie
Tsu
Shiga
Otsu
Kyoto
Kyoto
Osaka
Osaka
Hyogo
Kobe
Nara
Nara
Wakayama
Wakayama
Tottori
Tottori
Shimane
Matsue
Okayama
Okayama
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi
Tokushima
Tokushima
Kagawa
Takamatsu
Ehime
Matsuyama
Kochi
Kochi
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Saga
Saga
Nagasaki
Nagasaki
Kumamoto
Kumamoto
Oita
Oita
Miyazaki
Miyazaki
Kagoshima
Kagoshima
Okinawa
Naha
For Tokyo, the answer given is Shinjuku, the ward where the Tokyo Metropolitan Government offices stand.
Ways to use it
As a study companion. Once you can recite the prefecture names, the silhouettes and the capitals Q&A show you what actually stuck. Every silhouette is drawn in the same frame, so you face the shape itself with no clues from relative size.
As a parlor game. Passing the screen around and asking which prefecture a shape belongs to is enough to get a family talking - shapes have a way of leading to stories about trips and hometowns.
As a small daily habit. The daily quiz is one question, done in a few minutes, and the streak counter is a quiet reason to come back tomorrow.
Beyond Japan
Once Japan feels familiar, the world map is next. The flagship daily asks you to deduce one country from up to seven hints, and the flag and capital quizzes refresh every day as well.