noun
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
都道県の区分は、地方自治法に基づいている。
The classification of to-dō-ken is based on the Local Autonomy Law.
この統計は都道県別に集計されている。
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).