How many prefectures is Japan divided into?
there are 47 prefectures in japan. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto are some
of the prefectures . In Japanese they are reffered to as todōfuken
(都道府県) Prefectures are governmental bodies larger than cities,toens
and villages.
I found this information at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan