a prefecture in the 中部 (Chūbu) region of Japan facing the Sea of Japan; its capital city is also 新潟 (Niigata)

a prefecture in the 関東 (Kantō) region of Japan; its capital city is 前橋 (Maebashi)

a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc.

prefecture

the former provinces of Kōzuke and Echigo / Jōetsu (a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)

prefectural song

Clipping of 県議会 (kengikai, “県-type prefectural assembly”).

other prefectures

outside of the prefecture

a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan; its capital city is also 秋田 (Akita)