A Recap on Chubu Region
Chūbu (中部地方 Chūbu-chihō) is the central region of Honshū, Japan’s main island.
The Chūbu, or central region, encompasses nine prefectures in the midland of Japan, west of the Kantō region: Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi.
The region is the widest part of Honshū and is characterized by high, rugged mountains. The Japanese Alps divide the country into the sunnier Pacific side, known as the front of Japan, or Omote-Nihon, and the colder Sea of Japan side, or Ura-Nihon, the back of Japan.
The region comprises three distinct districts.
Hokuriku (北陸), a coastal strip on the Sea of Japan that is a major wet-rice producing area. The road through Hokuriku region was Hokurikudō (北陸道).
The Central Highland (中央高地), commonly called Koshin (甲信), an inland region between Hokuriku and Tōkai. The roads through Central Highland were Nakasendō (中山道) and Kōshū Kaidō (甲州街道).
Tōkai (東海), the eastern seaboard, a narrow corridor along the Pacific Coast. The road through Tōkai region was Tōkaidō (東海道).
And after all the major hotspots I have covered on Chubu, I’m going to post a related link to all the attractions on Chubu.
I will move on to the next region next week and it’s Kinki! :)
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