It is in the southern part of the prefecture, near the Sea of Japan.

Another task was to place stockpiles of food in various parts of the prefecture.

Temples to a number of these philosophers still exist in various parts of the prefecture.

The highlands away from these two rivers, as well as the western part of the prefecture, have very little population.

The southern part of the prefecture is within the Taklamakan desert.

Nakadōri is the most important agricultural part of the prefecture.

There are many mountains in the northern part of the prefecture.

The northern part of the prefecture is high while the southern part is generally low.

After having tried to found stations in all these different territories, the missionaries decided to concentrate their efforts on the northern part of the prefecture.

Politically, the island is part of the prefecture of Tokyo.