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Regional information
Servas map of Japan
Japan is administratively divided into 47 prefectures which are usually called "ken" , but "fu" for Osaka and Kyoto and "to" for Tokyo. SERVAS JAPAN divides these prefectures into 7 regions as is indicated in the following table.
- A regional coordinator who is in charge of membership matters and interview/approval of travelers,
- One or more host coordinator(s) who will render assistance to incoming travelers for finding hosts or for providing requested information.
7 regions
- Hokkaido region(Hokkaido)
- Tohoku region(Akita-ken, Iwate-ken, Aomori-ken, Nigata-ken, Fukushima-ken, Miyagi-ken, Yamagata-ken)
- Kanto region
- Tokai & Hokuriku region
- Kinki region
- Chugoku & Shikoku region
- Kyushu region