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Average yearly count of typhoons whose center passed within 100km of the prefectural capital (close to a direct hit) over the past 30 years. Geographically higher along the coast.
Source: JMA — RSMC Tokyo best-track data
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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