東とう北ほく日本にほん

noun

northeast Japan

Refers to the region northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, a major geological boundary. Often contrasted with 西南日本 (southwest Japan).

See also: 西南日本

• 東とう北ほく日本にほんは、糸いと魚い川がわ静しず岡おか構こう造ぞう線せんの北ほく東とう側がわにあたる地ち域いきです。

  Northeast Japan is the region on the northeast side of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line.