Old provinces of Japan

Before modern prefectures system is established, Japan was loosely divided into a number of provinces. Those divisions that end in -do are circuitss.

Kinai (In-Capital)
- Yamashiro
- Settsu
- Kawachi
- Izumi
- Yamato
  - circa. 716 - circa. 738
    - Yamato
    - Yoshinogen
Tosando (East-Mountain-Route)
- Omi
- Mino
- Hida
- Shinano
  - 721-731
    - Shinano
    - Suwa
- Kozuke
- Shimotsuke
- Dewa
  - 1868-
    - Uzen
    - Ugo
- Mutsu (Aizu)
  - 718-
  - 1868-
Tokaido (East-Sea-Route)
- Iga
- Shima
- Ise
- Owari
- Mikawa
- Totomi
- Suruga
- Izu
- Kai
- Sagami
- Musashi
- Aki
- Awa
- Kazusa
- Shimosa
- Hitachi
Hokurikudo (North-Land-Route)
San'indo (Mountain-Back-Route)
- Tamba
- Tango
- Tajima
- Inaba
- Hoki
- Izumo
- Iwami
- Oki
San'yodo (Mountain-Front-Route)
Nankaido (South-Sea-Route)
- Kii
- Awaji
- Awa
- Sanuki
- Iyo
- Tosa
Saikaido (West-Sea-Route)
- Buzen
- Bungo
- Chikuzen
- Chikugo
- Hizen
- Higo
- Hyuga
- Osumi
- Satsuma
- Iki
- Tsushima
- 702-804
  - Tane
- (Ryukyu)
Hokkaido 1869-1882 (North-Sea-Route)
- Oshima
- Shiribeshi
- Iburi
- Ishikari
- Teshio
- Kitami
- Hidaka
- Tokachi
- Kushiro
- Nemuro
- Chishima