A is a
local administrative unit in
Japan.
It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a
prefecture.
It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural , which are subdivided into
towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area.
===
Prefectures without villages ===
(As of
March 30,
2006)
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Ehime (several recent mergers, the last of which was on
January 16,
2005)
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Fukui
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HyÅgo
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Hiroshima
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Kagawa
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Saga
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Shiga (the village of
Kutsuki merged with several other towns to form the new city of
Takashima on
January 1,
2005)
Prefectures with only one village
(As of
January 16,
2005)
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Kanagawa (
Kiyokawa,
AikÅ District)
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KyÅto (
Minamiyamashiro,
Soraku District)
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ÅŒsaka (
Chihayaakasaka,
Minamikawachi District)
★
Tottori (
Hiezu,
Saihaku District)
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Nagasaki (
ÅŒshima,
Kitamatsuura District)
See also
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Municipalities of Japan
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Japanese addressing system
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Edo period village
External links
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''My Mother is a Tractor: A Life in Rural Japan''