prefectures of Japan (excluding Osaka and Kyoto)
Collective term for Tokyo (都), Hokkaido (道), and the other prefectures (県), explicitly excluding the urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto (府). Used in administrative or geographic contexts.
See also: 都道府県
The classification of to-dō-ken is based on the Local Autonomy Law.
This statistic is compiled by to-dō-ken.
Compound of 都 (to, 'metropolis'), 道 (dō, 'circuit'), and 県 (ken, 'prefecture'), referring to the three types of prefectures excluding 府 (fu).