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The Chubu Region (’†•”’n•û, Chūbu Chihō, literally "central part") consists of nine prefectures and is located in the center of Japan's largest island Honshu.

The northern part of the Chubu Region along the Sea of Japan coast (Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama) is also known as Hokuriku Region, while the southern part (Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu) is also known as Tokai Region and the prefectures of Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata as the Koshinetsu Region.

Top destinations in Chubu

Aichi Prefecture
1

Nagoya•
Japan's third largest economic center.
3.3 / 5
3,373
2

Inuyama
Former castle town north of Nagoya.
3.4 / 5
615
Shizuoka Prefecture
2

Shizuoka
Prefectural capital with views of Mount Fuji.
3.2 / 5
673
3

Fujinomiya
City at the southern base of Mount Fuji.
3.1 / 5
210
4

Lake Hamanako
A seaside lake with hot spring baths.
2.6 / 5
462
Gifu Prefecture
2

Takayama••
Preserves one of Japan's nicest old towns.
4.2 / 5
1,530
3

Okuhida•
Hot springs in the mountains above Takayama.
3.9 / 5
226
5

Furukawa•
Small town 15 minutes north of Takayama.
3.4 / 5
137
6

Gero Onsen
Famous hot spring resort south of Takayama.
3.6 / 5
380
Niigata Prefecture
2

Yuzawa•
One of Japan's leading ski resort towns.
3.7 / 5
329
Nagano Prefecture
1

Kamikochi••
Popular mountain resort in the Japanese Alps.
4.4 / 5
474
4

Matsumoto•
City famous for its beautiful original castle.
3.8 / 5
1,231
5

Hakuba•
One of Japan's best ski resorts.
3.7 / 5
637
6

Nagano•
Former olympic city famous for its temple.
3.5 / 5
1,657
7

Nozawa Onsen
Old fashioned hot spring and ski resort.
3.8 / 5
215
9

Norikura
Mountain and highland in the Northern Japan Alps.
3.7 / 5
97
10

Obuse
Pleasant town famous for chestnuts and Hokusai.
3.7 / 5
95
11

Karuizawa
Upmarket mountain resort town.
3.4 / 5
866
12

Bessho Onsen
Small hot spring town with beautiful temples.
3.3 / 5
89
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Yamanashi Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
2

Kurobe Gorge•
Scenic gorge with a small sightseeing train.
4.1 / 5
170
3

Takaoka
Famous for its bronze casting industry.
3.2 / 5
28
4

Toyama
Capital city of Toyama Prefecture.
2.8 / 5
91
Ishikawa Prefecture
2

Noto Peninsula
Rural peninsula with beautiful coastlines.
3.8 / 5
281
3

Kaga Onsen
A collection of four historic hot spring towns.
3.4 / 5
191
Fukui Prefecture
1

Fukui
Prefectural capital nearby Eiheiji Temple.
3.2 / 5
396
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