Prefectures of JAPAN (Geography Now!)

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[GeographyNow]

I asked you guys the Patreon Patrons which country you wanted to see for filler week and this was your choice. It was difficult but I finally got all 47. Yeesh. Thanks guys. ENJOY!

[pualamnusantara]

-Which island do you live in?
*"Hokkaido"*
-Which region is it?
*"Hokkaido"*
-Which prefecture?
*"Hokkaido"*
-Alright—

[DomuX]

Tottori: Sand dunes, least populated, pink food.

Lithuania: We should hang out sometimes.

[Night_A]

5:15 - Grape-kun passed away over three years ago though, Internet legends even claim he has since reunited with his waifu (seen above him on the photo) in the afterlife.

[sesshomaru]

Region timestamps:

1:16 Hokkaidō
1:43 Tōhoku
3:58 Kantō
6:38: Chūbu
10:43 Kinki
14:06 Chūgoku
16:10 Shikoku
17:45 Kyūshū

[modmaker]

First Four Pokémon Regions are based of Japanese Regions.

Gen 1 (Red & Blue): Kanto
Of course it is based on the region with the capital Tokyo being Kanto. Celedon City & Saffron City are based of Tokyo. Game Freak & Nintendo must have patriotism to base off the 1st region of the region their capital is in.

Gen 2 (Gold & Silver): Johto
This is based of Kansai. Ecruteak City is based on Kyoto.

Gen 3 (Ruby & Sapphire): Hoenn
Based on Kyushu. Patalbury City is based of Fukuoka.

Gen 4 (Diamond & Pearl): Sinnoh
Based on Hokkaido. Jubillife City is based of Sapporo.

From Gen 5 to the current Gen which is Gen 8 all the regions have been based of European Countries (I.e. 6 Kalos/France (technically just the northern part of France) & 8 Galar/UK (technically the land is just England upside down but the culture is a mix of all 4 sub-countries of the UK)) & USA's States (I.e 5 Unova/New York (technically just Manhattan not the full state) & 7 Alola/Hawaii (technically just the 4 main islands not all 8)).

[CEKROM]

The prefectures of Japan have some unique, minimalist and modern looking flags. =D

[MxSheep]

It's called a filler week, but almost seems to need the same amount of research as a normal episode.

[TomKellyXY]

I’ve lived in Japan several years and visited over half of the prefectures. This is surprisingly accurate.

Probably the most glaring omissions: Shizuoka is famous for WASABI. Hōkkaido, Kanazawa, and Fukui have the best crab. Miyagi is famous for the best Rice and has the oldest whisky distillery. Yamanashi is mostly known for wine.

Aomori and Nagano also have strong regional dialects, actually most remote areas have a local dialect different from standard Edo/Tōkyō dialect. Kansai is particularly proud of their dialect, as the Capital region people from Ōsaka and Kyōto often use their dialect, including when performing on TV. Most Japanese know some Kansaiben.

[jaredzuniga]

1:17 Hokkaido 1:44 Aomori 2:10 Iwate 2:32 Miyagi 2:55 Akita 3:14 Yamagata 3:36 Fukushima 4:00 Ibaraki 4:16 Tochigi 4:36 Gunma 4:57 Saitama 5:23 Chiba 5:43 Tokyo 6:09 Kanagawa 6:41 Niigata 7:02 Toyama 7:27 Ishikawa 7:52 Fukui 8:16 Yamanashi 8:39 Nagano 9:11 Gifu 9:39 Shizuoka 10:12 Aichi 10:47 Mie 11:23 Shiga 12:01 Kyoto 12:21 Osaka 12:42 Hyogo 13:05 Nara 13:33 Wakayama 14:10 Tottori 14:30 Shimane 14:53 Okayama 15:18 Hiroshima 15:45 Yamaguchi 16:15 Tokushima 16:35 Kagawa 17:04 Ehime 17:22 Kochi

[UnseenJapan]

Hey Barbs, good video! Great seeing you cover this topic. Just want to point out one thing about Fukushima - only a very small part of the prefecture is actually still under the zone of exclusion, and recently many of the areas which were formerly off-limits have since been made habitable again. The vast majority of the prefecture is completely safe to live and travel in. Sadly, the name of the power plant - Fukushima Daiichi - means that the nuclear disaster is forever associated with this entire prefecture (Japan's third-largest, many parts of which were never directly effected) which has resulted in some real stigma being attached to the land and the people, which is honestly undeserved. It's an amazing place, and the people there deserve to be known for more than one of the worst things that ever happened to them.

[kassy]

I’m from Osaka in Japan.
Don’t be afraid, I’m not Yakuza lol
I learned much from this video even Japanese me!
Thank you for posting and we are waiting for you in Japan after this situation!

[abdullahal-moin]

I love how every prefecture is so unique, and each of them specialize in some kind of industry. Now, thats what I would call harmonious geography.
And btw, Japanese prefectures have the best flags everrr.

[xavierkrantz]

1:15-1:42 Hokkaido (Region, Island and Prefecture)
1:43-3:55 Tohoku (Aomori, Iwat, e Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima)
3:57-6:36 Kanto (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa)
6:38-10:42 Chubu (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, and Aichi)
10:44-14:06 Kansai (Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama)
14:08-16:10 Chugoku (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi)
16:11-17:44 Shikoku (Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi)
17:45-21:06 Kyushu (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa)

[hnsn]

14:11 Actually the largest sand dune in Japan is not this one. The largest one is on Aomori Prefecture, however, entire area is under the administration of the Ministry of Defense so Tottori's one is the largest sand dune in Japan where normal citizen can enter.

[patrikharrison]

0:56 I like that "Not Japan" mark. It feels like it's the way japanese people sees the world "There is Japan and NOT Japan".

[jamesmalik]

Barbs, You should do Indonesian Provinces next. Really interesting and diverse cultures from every Provinces. Put it up on the next poll man! Love your vids, From an Indonesian Geograpeep

[EightThreeEight]

I've always liked the flags of Japan's prefectures.
I actually like them more than Japan's own flag.

[acapsayo]

Japan people: 20% watching
Foreigners: 80%

While I'm watching my own country vid
My people:60%
Foreigners: 40%

[GavinLiuranium]

I first set foot on Japan in 2015 during my transit flight from Singapore to Los Angeles, the transit airport was Tokyo Narita which I found out only last year that wasn't part of Tokyo prefecture, but is part of Greater Tokyo. I never actually "visited" during 2015 because I didn't go through immigration during the transit and was in the international zone all the time.
The first time I actually visited Japan was last December, I flew from Beijing Capital to Osaka Kansai then visited Kyoto, got myself exposed to Japanese culture. My hotel was opposite Kyoto Station so it was really convenient to tour around freely. Man, Kyoto Station is big. So is the entire city of Kyoto. Kilometers away from the city center are mountains and woods, it's like the nature simply surrounds the modern city and I was in awe of this place.
Next, I went to Osaka and set on a one-day tour to Nara, the poorest prefecture in Japan. They had lots of deers and it was fun feeding them until my dad's map got torn by a deer... lol. Visiting Kyoto and Nara were mainly trying local food and immersing myself in the local culture, and history. Back in Osaka, I went to Kaiyukan (the Aquarium) and saw a living narwhal for the first time in my life... basically these are some highlights of Osaka.
Last, I went to Tokyo on the Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka and got a hotel near Shinjuku. It was a really busy complex of roads and I almost got my family lost trying to find the hotel, lol. Tokyo was a blast. Because my sister is a huge weeb, we went to the more modern areas in the city and while she browsed for anime, I got interested by the things in electronics and computer shops... yeah, weird me.
The most memorable thing from my Japan trip was probably the trains. Metro, Shinkansen, etc... they're all different systems that look chaotic but are very organized and neat when you decide to ride them. And the flags of the prefectures are dope, too.