Chūbu region

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The Chūbu region (中部地方, Chūbu chihō; [c̟͡ɕɨ́ɨ̀.bɯ̈̀, c̟͡ɕɨ̀ɨ́.bɯ̈́ c̟͡ɕí.hò̞ò̞, -c̟͡ɕi̥.hò̞ò̞, -c̟͡ɕi̥.hó̞ò̞, c̟͡ɕɨ́ɨ́.bɯ̈́-] ), Central region, or Central Japan (中部日本, Chūbu Nihon) is a large and diverse region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi. It is located directly between the Kantō region and the Kansai region and includes the major city of Nagoya as well as Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan coastlines, extensive mountain resorts, and Mount Fuji. The region is the widest part of Honshū and the central part is characterized by high, rugged mountains. The Japanese Alps divide the country into the Pacific side, sunny in winter, and the Sea of Japan side, snowy in winter. Although Mie is part of Kinki/Kansai/Western Japan in traditional geographical regional divisions, Northern Mie is part of the metropolitan area around Nagoya...

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