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Japan’s prefectural capitals

Twelve prefectures whose capital does not share their name. Sapporo, Sendai, Kanazawa: put the cities back where they belong.

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What is the capital of Hokkaidō?

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  1. Question 1. What is the capital of Hokkaidō?

    • Kanazawa
    • Sapporo
    • Morioka
    • Yokohama

    Answer: Sapporo administers Hokkaidō. Worth seeing there: Sapporo Snow Festival.

  2. Question 2. What is the capital of Iwate?

    • Morioka
    • Mito
    • Sendai
    • Takamatsu

    Answer: Morioka administers Iwate. Worth seeing there: the golden hall of Chūson-ji.

  3. Question 3. What is the capital of Miyagi?

    • Matsuyama
    • Sendai
    • Nagoya
    • Kobe

    Answer: Sendai administers Miyagi. Worth seeing there: Matsushima bay.

  4. Question 4. What is the capital of Tochigi?

    • Matsue
    • Tsu
    • Utsunomiya
    • Morioka

    Answer: Utsunomiya administers Tochigi. Worth seeing there: Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine.

  5. Question 5. What is the capital of Gunma?

    • Maebashi
    • Tsu
    • Matsuyama
    • Takamatsu

    Answer: Maebashi administers Gunma. Worth seeing there: the hot springs of Kusatsu.

  6. Question 6. What is the capital of Ishikawa?

    • Kanazawa
    • Takamatsu
    • Morioka
    • Ōtsu

    Answer: Kanazawa administers Ishikawa. Worth seeing there: Kenroku-en garden.

  7. Question 7. What is the capital of Yamanashi?

    • Morioka
    • Sendai
    • Kōfu
    • Ōtsu

    Answer: Kōfu administers Yamanashi. Worth seeing there: the Fuji Five Lakes.

  8. Question 8. What is the capital of Aichi?

    • Maebashi
    • Morioka
    • Matsuyama
    • Nagoya

    Answer: Nagoya administers Aichi. Worth seeing there: Nagoya castle and its golden dolphins.

  9. Question 9. What is the capital of Shiga?

    • Yokohama
    • Matsue
    • Ōtsu
    • Nagoya

    Answer: Ōtsu administers Shiga. Worth seeing there: Hikone castle.

  10. Question 10. What is the capital of Hyōgo?

    • Yokohama
    • Kobe
    • Maebashi
    • Sendai

    Answer: Kobe administers Hyōgo. Worth seeing there: Himeji castle.

  11. Question 11. What is the capital of Kagawa?

    • Takamatsu
    • Yokohama
    • Sapporo
    • Kanazawa

    Answer: Takamatsu administers Kagawa. Worth seeing there: the museum island of Naoshima.

  12. Question 12. What is the capital of Ehime?

    • Matsue
    • Naha
    • Matsuyama
    • Sapporo

    Answer: Matsuyama administers Ehime. Worth seeing there: the Dōgo Onsen bathhouse.