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          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
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      4. Chiba Prefecture 29
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          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 6
      5. Ehime Prefecture 14
        1. Ehime 4
          1. Government 1
      6. Fukui Prefecture 21
        1. Fukui 8
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      7. Fukuoka Prefecture 30
        1. Fukuoka 22
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 9
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
            2. Junior High Schools 2
          3. Government 1
          4. Travel and Tourism 5
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        1. Fukushima 13
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 3
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        1. Gifu 9
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      10. Gunma Prefecture 12
        1. Gunma 2
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
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      11. Hiroshima Prefecture 24
        1. Hiroshima 17
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          3. Government 3
      12. Hokkaido Prefecture 64
        1. Hokkaido 44
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          3. Government 6
          4. Society and Culture 1
          5. Travel and Tourism 17
      13. Hyogo Prefecture 49
        1. Hyogo 30
          1. Education 14
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 4
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          1. Localities 48
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            6. Mito 7
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              2. Society and Culture 4
            7. Moriya 1
            8. Satomi 1
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            10. Tsuchiura 1
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              2. Guides and Directories 1
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              5. Travel and Tourism 3
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          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          2. Government 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 1
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        2. Government 5
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          2. Government 2
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          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 11
          3. Travel and Tourism 9
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          2. Government 2
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          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
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          2. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          3. Government 1
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          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
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          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
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        1. Oita 11
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
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          1. City Guides 6
          2. Education 18
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
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          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
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          2. Government 1
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            1. Travel and Tourism 2
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