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It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of

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and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. As of 2006, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka (since July 1, 2005), Hyōgo (since April 1, 1999), Mie (since November 1, 2005), Shiga (since January 1, 2005),

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(since November 5, 2004), Yamaguchi (since March 20, 2006), Ehime (since January 16, 2005), Kagawa (since April 1, 1999),

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(since October 1, 2005), and

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(since March 20, 2006). 村 can have the reading of ''mura'' or ''son'', but with the exception of Tottori, Okayama,

, Yamaguchi,

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, Miyazaki and Okinawa, most prefectures use the ''mura'' reading. Atarashiki-mura (which is an autonomous village community) is not included in the list below because it is not a separate municipality.

Villages

Villages in the Northern Territories

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but are claimed by Japan as part of Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido.

Villages

Villages in the Northern Territories

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