One of my goals is to visit all prefectures in Japan, and each of their capitals. This post is meant to keep track of how many I've visited so far. I've sorted them by alphabetical order. First up is Aichi Prefecture, and it's capital Nagoya.
Akita Prefecture - Yet to visit
Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. Please note that the Shinkansen does not stop at this station. You have to transfer to a local train from Shin-Aomori Station.
Chiba Prefecture. The capital is Chiba, but I'm not sure I've actually been there. This is Choshi, which is also the easternmost point in the Kanto region.
Ehime Prefecture - Yet to visit
Fukui Prefecture - Yet to visit
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. Another example of where the Shinkansen does not go to the capital - you have to transfer at Hakata Station. Or walk - the distance is not very far.
Fukushima Prefecture - Yet to visit
Gifu Prefecture - Yet to visit
The capital of Gunma Prefecture is Maebashi, but I haven't been there yet. This is Doai Station from the underground level, where northbound trains stops. There are 486 steps up to the exit.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Ishikawa Prefecture - Yet to visit
Iwate Prefecture - Yet to visit
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Kochi Prefecture - Yet to visit
Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Kyoto.
Mie Prefecture - Yet to visit
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture.
Nagano is the capital of Nagano Prefecture, but I have only been there for a train change, so that doesn't count. But I've been to Matsumoto, which is located south of the capital.
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture.
Nara, Nara Prefecture.
Niigata, Niigata Prefecture.
Oita, Oita Prefecture.
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.
Okinawa Prefecture - Yet to visit
As with Aomori and Fukuoka, the Shinkansen stops at Shin-Osaka, and you then have to transfer to a local train for Osaka Station. Funny enough I don't have a picture of Osaka Station, so here's one from Shin-Osaka.
Saga, Saga Prefecture.
Saitama is the capital of Saitama Prefecture, but I've only been there for trains changes. Since I am posting pictures of the station signs, here's something related from Saitama - the Railway Museum located a bit north of the city office.
Shiga Prefecture - Yet to visit
Shimane Prefecture - Yet to visit
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture.
Tokushima Prefecture - Yet to visit
Tokyo. If one were to specify a place that is the capital of Tokyo, it would be Shinjuku. This is Tokyo Station, Sobu Main Line, located about five floors below ground level. Ever wonder what the 山 and 区 stands for (as seen in the upper right corner of the sign)? 山 means that this station is on the Yamanote Line (山手線), and 区 means that this station is inside of the 23 wards of Tokyo (東京23区). In 10 other cities you can see other signs, which means that it's a station within that city: Yokohama (浜), Nagoya (名), Kyoto (京), Osaka (阪), Kobe (神), Hiroshima (広), Kitakyushu (九), Fukuoka (福), Sendai (仙), Sapporo (札). You can only see these signs on JR lines.
Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
Toyama Prefecture - Yet to visit
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture.
Yamagata Prefecure - Yet to visit
Yamaguchi Prefecture - Yet to visit
I haven't been in Kofu, the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture yet, but I've been two times to Fuji Q Highland (and will probably go more times). The easiest way to get there from Tokyo is by bus, so here's just a photo of the entrance to the park.
The totals so far:
Prefectures: 31 / 47
Capitals: 26 / 47
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