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Chubu (Chubu-chiho) is the central
region of Honshu, Japan's main island. It is located between
Kanto and
Kansai, and includes the major city of Nagoya as well as long Pacific and
Sea of Japan coastlines, extensive mountain resorts, and
Mount Fuji.
The region consists of the following
prefectures:
Aichi,
Fukui,
Gifu,
Ishikawa,
Nagano,
Niigata,
Shizuoka,
Toyama, and
Yamanashi. Chubu has two
major sub-regions: Tokai region in coastal area of the Pacific Ocean and
Hokuriku region in that of the Sea of Japan.
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