text: """
  Prefectures ordered to conform with the Japanese entry of ISO-3166.
  
  This ordering is widely used in Japan.
  See:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP
  """
  from localflavor.stub import _
  
  #: A list of prefectures
  JP_PREFECTURES = (
      ('hokkaido', _('Hokkaido'),),
      ('aomori', _('Aomori'),),
      ('iwate', _('Iwate'),),
      ('miyagi', _('Miyagi'),),
      ('akita', _('Akita'),),
      ('yamagata', _('Yamagata'),),
      ('fukushima', _('Fukushima'),),
      ('ibaraki', _('Ibaraki'),),
      ('tochigi', _('Tochigi'),),
      ('gunma', _('Gunma'),),
      ('saitama', _('Saitama'),),
      ('chiba', _('Chiba'),),
      ('tokyo', _('Tokyo'),),
      ('kanagawa', _('Kanagawa'),),
      ('niigata', _('Niigata'),),
      ('toyama', _('Toyama'),),
      ('ishikawa', _('Ishikawa'),),
      ('fukui', _('Fukui'),),
      ('yamanashi', _('Yamanashi'),),
      ('nagano', _('Nagano'),),
      ('gifu', _('Gifu'),),
      ('shizuoka', _('Shizuoka'),),
      ('aichi', _('Aichi'),),
      ('mie', _('Mie'),),
      ('shiga', _('Shiga'),),
      ('kyoto', _('Kyoto'),),
      ('osaka', _('Osaka'),),
      ('hyogo', _('Hyogo'),),
      ('nara', _('Nara'),),
      ('wakayama', _('Wakayama'),),
      ('tottori', _('Tottori'),),
      ('shimane', _('Shimane'),),
      ('okayama', _('Okayama'),),
      ('hiroshima', _('Hiroshima'),),
      ('yamaguchi', _('Yamaguchi'),),
      ('tokushima', _('Tokushima'),),
      ('kagawa', _('Kagawa'),),
      ('ehime', _('Ehime'),),
      ('kochi', _('Kochi'),),
      ('fukuoka', _('Fukuoka'),),
      ('saga', _('Saga'),),
      ('nagasaki', _('Nagasaki'),),
      ('kumamoto', _('Kumamoto'),),
      ('oita', _('Oita'),),
      ('miyazaki', _('Miyazaki'),),
      ('kagoshima', _('Kagoshima'),),
      ('okinawa', _('Okinawa'),),
  )
  
  
  #: A list of prefectures, the prefectures code as the first element.
  JP_PREFECTURE_CODES = (
      ('01', _('Hokkaido'),),
      ('02', _('Aomori'),),
      ('03', _('Iwate'),),
      ('04', _('Miyagi'),),
      ('05', _('Akita'),),
      ('06', _('Yamagata'),),
      ('07', _('Fukushima'),),
      ('08', _('Ibaraki'),),
      ('09', _('Tochigi'),),
      ('10', _('Gunma'),),
      ('11', _('Saitama'),),
      ('12', _('Chiba'),),
      ('13', _('Tokyo'),),
      ('14', _('Kanagawa'),),
      ('15', _('Niigata'),),
      ('16', _('Toyama'),),
      ('17', _('Ishikawa'),),
      ('18', _('Fukui'),),
      ('19', _('Yamanashi'),),
      ('20', _('Nagano'),),
      ('21', _('Gifu'),),
      ('22', _('Shizuoka'),),
      ('23', _('Aichi'),),
      ('24', _('Mie'),),
      ('25', _('Shiga'),),
      ('26', _('Kyoto'),),
      ('27', _('Osaka'),),
      ('28', _('Hyogo'),),
      ('29', _('Nara'),),
      ('30', _('Wakayama'),),
      ('31', _('Tottori'),),
      ('32', _('Shimane'),),
      ('33', _('Okayama'),),
      ('34', _('Hiroshima'),),
      ('35', _('Yamaguchi'),),
      ('36', _('Tokushima'),),
      ('37', _('Kagawa'),),
      ('38', _('Ehime'),),
      ('39', _('Kochi'),),
      ('40', _('Fukuoka'),),
      ('41', _('Saga'),),
      ('42', _('Nagasaki'),),
      ('43', _('Kumamoto'),),
      ('44', _('Oita'),),
      ('45', _('Miyazaki'),),
      ('46', _('Kagoshima'),),
      ('47', _('Okinawa'),),
  )
  