The largest administrative divisions of Japan (collectively: prefectures such as Tokyo-to, Hokkaido, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, and the other prefectures).
日本には47の都道府県がある。
Japan has 47 prefectures.
都道府県ごとに税制や観光政策が異なることがある。
Tax and tourism policies can differ from one prefecture to another.
就職活動で、企業の求人がどの都道府県に多いかを調べた。
I looked into which prefectures had the most job listings during job hunting.