Located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, it is surrounded by the Tohoku and Kanto regions in the east, the Kinki region in the west, and the Pacific Ocean in the south.
Including nine prefectures, there are three subdivisions: the Hokuriku region facing the Sea of Japan, the central highlands in the inland area, and the Tokai region facing the Pacific Ocean.
Prefectures facing the Sea of Japan: Niigata prefecture, Toyama prefecture, Ishikawa prefecture, Fukui prefecture
Prefectures located inland: Yamanashi prefecture, Nagano prefecture, Gifu prefecture
Prefectures facing the Pacific Ocean: Shizuoka prefecture, Aichi prefecture
Terminology in traffic history
Sea of Japan side: Hokuriku Expressway
Inland side: Tosan-do (Nakasendo in the name of the highway)
Pacific side: Tokaido
Since the steep Japanese Alps rises in the central part and it is located between Tokyo and Osaka, which are the east-west centers of Japanese economy and culture, the Chubu region has various differences between the eastern side and the western side. The unity of ties is not as strong as in other regions. ..
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