Subprefectures of Japan

Subprefectures, called 支庁 (shicho) or 庁 (cho), in Japan are subdivision of local administrations units, above cities and towns and below prefectures. Only Hokkaido and Nagasaki prefectures have subprefectures.

They are:

• Hokkaido
  • Abashiri
  • Hidaka
  • Hiyama
  • Iburi
  • Ishikari
  • Kamikawa
  • Kushiro
  • Nemuro
  • Oshima
  • Rumoi
  • Shiribeshi
  • Sorachi
  • Soya
  • Tokachi
• Nagasaki
  • Tsushima