Hokkaido Region, Japan Genealogy

Guide to Hokkaido Region, Japan ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. Japan Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

Jurisdictions
There are eight regional divisions in Japan that are used exclusively for convenience and no government administrative entities are located on these levels. Regions are used for weather reporting and to help identify where businesses are located in Japan. These regions should not be confused with the eight High Courts of Japan as their jurisdictions do not correspond. The Hokkaido Region consists of the Island of Hakkaido.

Prefectures in Hokkaido
Prefectures are analogous to states or provinces. The Hokkaido Region includes only one prefecture:


 * Hakkaido Prefecture