0 a political region or local government area in some countries, for example Japan, France, and Italy
Rural prefectures need more money per capita to provide the same service level as urban ones, since they have to improve their living infrastructure.
However, the occurrence points of the second peaks appeared with wide range among 47 prefectures.
The points of the minimum incidence between two peaks in 1993-7 were diverse among 47 prefectures, and even in an identical prefecture.
Therefore, focusing on the second peak, the accuracy of the number of patients suffering from chickenpox may be diverse among the prefectures.
Within each prefecture, the geomorphology is flat and no obvious geographical barriers exist.
In six prefectures, crossing the former boundaries was not required, but the deviations done produced more equal divisions of population between districts.
Nevertheless, all but two prefectures responded to public pressure and held open primaries to determine how their representatives should vote.
Their loss has been acknowledged, with public fanfare and apparent gratitude, by the highest politicians in the prefecture.
