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ISO 3166-2:JP is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Japan. It covers 47 prefectures. The first part is the ISO 3166-1 code JP for Japan, the second part is two-digit-numeric.
The names are spelled in accordance with Kunrei-shiki (ISO 3602) Romanization system, Hepburn spelling in brackets.
[edit] Location key
Each prefecture is labelled with the appropriate 2-digit subcode
[edit] See also
- ISO 3166-2, the reference table for all country region codes.
- ISO 3166-1, the reference table for all country codes, as used for domain names on the Internet.