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    2. Cinematography 26
    3. Classical Music 7
    4. Contemporary Art 73
      1. Dance 1
      2. Music 54
        1. Bands and Artists 35
          1. B'z 1
          2. Dir en Grey 1
          3. Dreams Come True 1
          4. Gackt, Camui 5
          5. Glay 4
          6. Kageyama, Hironobu 1
          7. Kawamura, Ryuichi 1
          8. L'Arc-en-Ciel 2
          9. Luna Sea 3
          10. Miyavi 2
          11. Moritaka, Chisato 1
          12. Mt. Mushroom 1
          13. Two-Mix 0
        2. Education 1
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      3. Paintings 6
    5. Cultural Institutions 40
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      4. Dolls 1
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      6. Performing Arts 29
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          1. Instruments 7
        3. Theater 11
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    10. Traditional Music 16
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      2. Ukiyo-e 18
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        1. Nikkei 7
          1. News and Media 1
      5. Expatriate Life 18
      6. Folklore 2
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      9. Organizations 15
      10. Youth 5
    11. Women 20
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    5. Streaming Radio 18
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    1. Blogs 88
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  11. Pop Culture 169
    1. Anime 39
    2. Games 7
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    6. Talents 34
  12. Recreation and Sports 166
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  13. Reference 188
    1. Books 20
    2. Country Guides 30
    3. Directories 9
    4. History 70
      1. Ancient Cultures 12
        1. Ainu 7
        2. Jomon 1
        3. Ryukyu 1
    5. Maps 8
    6. Weather 8
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      1. Aichi Prefecture 67
        1. Aichi 44
          1. City Guides 7
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 7
          3. Government 3
          4. Travel and Tourism 14
      2. Akita Prefecture 13
        1. Akita 5
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      3. Aomori Prefecture 15
        1. Aomori 3
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      4. Chiba Prefecture 33
        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
      6. Fukui Prefecture 21
        1. Fukui 8
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      7. Fukuoka Prefecture 33
        1. Fukuoka 23
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 9
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
            2. Junior High Schools 2
          3. Government 1
          4. Travel and Tourism 6
      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 60
        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
      14. Ibaraki Prefecture 69
        1. Ibaraki 58
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
          3. Localities 53
            1. Gozenyama 1
            2. Hitachinaka 2
            3. Kasama 1
            4. Kashima 1
            5. Kita-Ibaraki 1
            6. Mito 8
              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 32
              1. Education 4
              2. Guides and Directories 1
              3. Science and Environment 13
              4. Society and Culture 7
              5. Travel and Tourism 3
            12. Ushiku 1
      15. Ishikawa Prefecture 28
        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
      17. Kagawa Prefecture 21
        1. Kagawa 8
          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 61
        1. Hiratsuka City 2
        2. Kamakura City 3
        3. Kanagawa 25
          1. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 5
          3. Hadano City 0
          4. Hakone Town 1
          5. Kawasaki City 1
          6. Odawara City 4
          7. Sagamihara City 0
          8. Yokosuka City 2
            1. Travel and Tourism 1
        4. Yokohama City 14
          1. Religious Organizations 1
          2. Restaurants and Bars 3
          3. Travel and Tourism 5
            1. Lodging 1
      20. Kochi Prefecture 14
        1. Kochi 6
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      21. Kumamoto Prefecture 16
        1. Kumamoto 9
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 3
      22. Kyoto Prefecture 59
        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 9
      23. Mie Prefecture 16
        1. Mie 6
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      24. Miyagi Prefecture 19
        1. Miyagi 11
          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          2. Government 3
          3. Guides and Directories 0
      25. Miyazaki Prefecture 11
        1. Miyazaki 3
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      26. Nagano Prefecture 30
        1. Nagano 3
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      27. Nagasaki Prefecture 19
        1. Nagasaki 12
          1. City Guides 1
          2. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          3. Government 1
      28. Nara Prefecture 10
        1. Nara 4
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
      29. Niigata Prefecture 18
        1. Niigata 7
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
      30. Oita Prefecture 19
        1. Oita 12
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      31. Okayama Prefecture 17
        1. Okayama 10
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
          3. Travel and Tourism 2
      32. Okinawa Prefecture 31
        1. Okinawa 15
          1. Business and Economy 1
          2. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          3. Government 2
          4. Guides and Directories 2
          5. News and Media 0
          6. Society and Culture 3
          7. Travel and Tourism 5
      33. Osaka Prefecture 52
        1. Osaka 38
          1. City Guides 7
          2. Education 18
            1. Colleges and Universities 8
          3. Government 4
          4. Travel and Tourism 5
      34. Saga Prefecture 6
        1. Saga 4
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      35. Saitama Prefecture 27
        1. Saitama 7
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      36. Shiga Prefecture 26
        1. Shiga 4
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      37. Shimane Prefecture 13
        1. Shimane 5
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      38. Shizuoka Prefecture 18
        1. Shizuoka 5
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      39. Tochigi Prefecture 15
        1. Tochigi 5
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
          3. Nikko 2
            1. Travel and Tourism 2
      40. Tokushima Prefecture 8
        1. Tokushima 3
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      41. Tokyo Prefecture 173
        1. City and Ward Offices 21
        2. Tokyo 128
          1. Arts and Entertainment 11
            1. Music 1
          2. Business and Economy 15
            1. Restaurants and Bars 9
          3. Education 35
            1. Colleges and Universities 22
            2. Elementary Schools 1
            3. Senior High Schools 2
          4. Government 2
          5. Guides and Directories 9
          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 31
              1. Hotels 23
          11. Volcano Islands 0
          12. Wards 0
      42. Tottori Prefecture 5
        1. Tottori 1
          1. Education 1
          2. Government 0
      43. Toyama Prefecture 16
        1. Toyama 5
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      44. Wakayama Prefecture 9
        1. Wakayama 3
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      45. Yamagata Prefecture 12
        1. Yamagata 1
          1. City Guides 1
          2. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          3. Government 0
      46. Yamaguchi Prefecture 11
        1. Yamaguchi 4
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      47. Yamanashi Prefecture 16
        1. Yamanashi 4
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
    2. Regions 64
      1. Chubu 3
      2. Chugoku 6
      3. Hokkaido 5
      4. Hokuriku 1
      5. Kansai 5
      6. Kanto 3
      7. Kinki 12
        1. Business and Economy 2
        2. Restaurants and Bars 1
      8. Kyushu 7
      9. Okinawa 6
      10. Shikoku 7
      11. Tohoku 6
  15. Religion 171
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    2. Christianity 20
    3. Shintoism 49
  16. Science and Technology 156
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    2. Astronomy and Space 5
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    5. Environment 4
    6. Institutions 59
    7. Medicine 24
    8. Physics 4
    9. Technology 26
    10. USJIMT Centers 2
  17. Travel and Tourism 396
    1. Accommodation 166
      1. Guest Houses 31
    2. Hot Springs 14
    3. Japanese Tourism 8
    4. National Parks 2
    5. Phone Rentals 11
    6. Touristic Resources 30
    7. Transport 86
      1. Airports 9
      2. Ports 8
      3. Railways 33
      4. Subways 12
    8. Travel Services 42
      1. Tour Operators 16
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