I've wanted to ask this question before, too.

I lived in Japan for many years, and Suginami is the name of the Prefecture that I lived in.

The name "prefecture" is kind of strange, but basically, Japan is broken up into prefectures, and they are basically the size of a county.

Suginami Prefecture is just inland of Tokyo.

I lived in Suginami Prefecture, Nishi-Ogikubo city.

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Paul S.

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