cuso4@cuso4.com writes:

> 47 administrative areas of Japan : 
> 1-to 1-do 2-fu 43-ken. 
Ah, I knew that it was Tokyo-to, and the regular ones were just -ken, and I 
was pretty sure of the 4 special ones, so I just used what the article said. 
^~^

> "To", i.e., Tokyo-to, is the capital, not metropolitan 
> (although they use the same kanji).  
Ah, THAT "to". I can't remember seeing Tokyo-to in kanji, but it makes sense. 
Same one as in Kyoto, right? *checks* Yep.

> The 2 "Fu" is for the 2 capitals of acient Japan : 
> Osaka-fu and Kyoto-fu.
Why don't Nara and Kamakura get distinctions? I guess I can understand 
Kamakura, but why does Nara get left in with the riffraff -ken? ^^

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