Chūbu region
One of Japan's major geographical regions, located in central Honshu. The prefectures of Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, and Gifu are also used.
The Chūbu region has large cities such as Nagoya and Kanazawa.
The Chūbu region faces both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.