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          2. Dir en Grey 1
          3. Dreams Come True 1
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          12. Mt. Mushroom 0
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          2. Education 17
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          3. Government 3
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      2. Akita Prefecture 13
        1. Akita 5
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      3. Aomori Prefecture 14
        1. Aomori 2
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      4. Chiba Prefecture 32
        1. Chiba 18
          1. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 6
      5. Ehime Prefecture 13
        1. Ehime 4
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
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        1. Fukui 8
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
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        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
      8. Fukushima Prefecture 30
        1. Fukushima 13
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 3
      9. Gifu Prefecture 22
        1. Gifu 8
          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
          2. Government 0
        2. Travel and Tourism 1
      11. Hiroshima Prefecture 25
        1. Hiroshima 17
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          3. Government 3
      12. Hokkaido Prefecture 59
        1. Hokkaido 40
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 8
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          3. Government 6
          4. Society and Culture 1
          5. Travel and Tourism 14
      13. Hyogo Prefecture 48
        1. Hyogo 30
          1. Education 14
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 4
          3. Science and Environment 3
            1. Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 1995 3
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        1. Ibaraki 56
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
          3. Localities 51
            1. Gozenyama 1
            2. Hitachinaka 2
            3. Kasama 1
            4. Kashima 1
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              1. Arts and Entertainment 1
              2. Business and Economy 1
              3. Education 0
              4. Society and Culture 4
                1. Religion 0
            7. Moriya 1
            8. Satomi 1
            9. Tokai 1
            10. Tsuchiura 1
            11. Tsukuba 30
              1. Education 4
              2. Guides and Directories 1
              3. Science and Environment 13
              4. Society and Culture 5
              5. Travel and Tourism 3
            12. Ushiku 1
      15. Ishikawa Prefecture 29
        1. Ishikawa 10
          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          2. Government 1
      16. Iwate Prefecture 15
        1. Iwate 3
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
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          1. Education 5
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 1
      18. Kagoshima Prefecture 13
        1. Kagoshima 3
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      19. Kanagawa Prefecture 57
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          1. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 5
          3. Hadano City 0
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          3. Travel and Tourism 5
            1. Lodging 1
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          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
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          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 3
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        1. Kyoto 43
          1. City Guides 9
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 11
          3. Government 1
          4. Transportation 0
          5. Travel and Tourism 8
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          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
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          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          2. Government 3
          3. Guides and Directories 0
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          2. Government 0
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          1. Education 2
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          2. Government 0
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        1. Nagasaki 12
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          2. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          3. Government 1
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          1. Education 2
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          2. Government 0
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          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
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        1. Oita 11
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
          3. Travel and Tourism 2
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          2. Education 0
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          3. Government 2
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          5. News and Media 0
          6. Society and Culture 3
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          1. City Guides 7
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 8
          3. Government 4
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
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          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
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            1. Colleges and Universities 0
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          2. Government 0
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          2. Government 0
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            1. Music 0
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          3. Education 35
            1. Colleges and Universities 22
            2. Elementary Schools 1
            3. Senior High Schools 2
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          5. Guides and Directories 8
          6. Health 2
          7. Recreation and Sports 2
          8. Society and Culture 7
            1. Computer Related 1
          9. Transportation 0
          10. Travel and Tourism 43
            1. Lodging 30
              1. Hotels 22
          11. Volcano Islands 0
          12. Wards 0
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        1. Tottori 1
          1. Education 1
          2. Government 0
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        1. Toyama 5
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
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          2. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
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          2. Government 0
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      1. Guest Houses 30
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    3. Japanese Tourism 8
    4. National Parks 2
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    6. Touristic Resources 29
    7. Transport 86
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      3. Railways 33
      4. Subways 12
    8. Travel Services 41
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