A political map of Japan

Ohayo gozaimasu students,

On one of my previous blogs I used a physical map of Japan to help you understand that Japan has a very rugged terrain. Here is a political map of Japan. Just as we in the U.S. have areas and territories divided by man-made boundaries, so do other countries. The fact that these boundaries have been created by people in order to claim what they consider to be their land, and allow thenselves to set rules for its governing is what makes a political map. Some boundaries are accepted that are natural borders, such as the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers which define at least one of the territorial boundaries of each of the states that border those rivers. Our Commonwealth of Kentucky is one of those states. The Ohio River creates our northern boundary with Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and the Mississippi creates the western-most boundary between Kentucky and Missouri. Other boundaries do not follow naturally created separations. The border between Tennesee and Kentucky is one such border.
In this map the Prefectures are outlined. In Japan, Prefectures are like our states. The prefecture I will be staying in for most of my visit is named Fukushima Prefecture. Can you find it on this map? Click to enlarge. It is colored in yellow; it is number 7 on this map.