Chūbu region
The Chūbu region (中部地方 Chūbu-chihō) is the central region o Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu haes a population o 21,715,822 as o 2010.[1]
Chūbu region 中部地方 | |
|---|---|
 The Chūbu region in Japan | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72572.34 km2 (28,020.34 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,715,822 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefecturs (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi,[2] an eften Mie.[3]
It is locatit directly atween the Kantō region an the Kansai region an includes the major ceety o Nagoya as well as alang Paceefic an Sea o Japan coastlines, extensive muntain resorts, an Munt Fuji.
The region is the widest pairt o Honshū an the central pairt is characterized bi heich, rugged muntains. The Japanese Alps divide the kintra intae the Paceefic side, kent as the front o Japan, or Omote-Nihon (表日本) sunny in winter, an the Sea o Japan side, or Ura-Nihon (裏日本), the back o Japan, snawy in winter.
References
- ↑ a b Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Statistics Bureau (26 October 2011). "平成 22 年国勢調査の概要" (PDF). Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126 at Google Books.
- ↑ Mie Prefecture homepage: About Mie (pdf) Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine