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{{Short description|Region of Japan}}
{{Redirect|Chubu|airport near Tokoname|Chubu Centrair International Airport}}
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[[File:Sattatouge mtfuji.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mount Fuji]] is the Chūbu region's most famous landmark.]]
[[File:Shirakawago.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama]] in Chūbu]]
[[File:Nagoya (2015-11-03).JPG|thumb|200px|Central Nagoya]]

The {{nihongo|'''Chūbu region'''|中部地方|Chūbu-chihō}}, '''Central region''', or {{Nihongo|'''Central Japan'''|中部日本|Chūbu-nihon}} is a large and diverse region in the middle of [[Honshu|Honshū]], [[Japan|Japan's]] main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]], [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]], and [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]].<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chūbu" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 126|page=126}}</ref>

It is located directly between the [[Kantō region]] and the [[Kansai region]] and includes the major city of [[Nagoya]] as well as [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Sea of Japan]] coastlines, extensive [[mountain resort]]s, and [[Mount Fuji]].

The region is the widest part of Honshū and the central part is characterized by high, rugged mountains. The [[Japanese Alps]] divide the country into the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] side, sunny in winter, and the [[Sea of Japan]] side, snowy in winter.

Although [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]] is part of Kinki/Kansai/Western Japan in traditional geographical regional divisions, Northern Mie is part of the metropolitan area around Nagoya, and Mie is in many practical contexts considered to be part of Tōkai/Chūbu/Central Japan. Including Mie, Chūbu had a population of 23,010,276 as of 1 June 2019.

== Other definitions ==
In the [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism|MLIT]] of the central government, the jurisdiction of the Chūbu regional development bureau (中部地方整備局, ''Chūbu-chihō seibi-kyoku''; <small>[[:ja:中部地方整備局|(ja)]]</small>) extends to five prefectures: Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and the Southern part of Nagano.<ref>MLIT, [https://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/ Chūbu regional development bureau], [https://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/works.htm organization] (Japanese)</ref>

In the [[National Police Agency (Japan)|National Police Agency]], the Chūbu Regional Police Bureau (中部管区警察局, ''Chūbu kanku keisatsu-kyoku''; <small>[[:ja:中部管区警察局|(ja)]]</small>) is responsible for six prefectural police forces: Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Aichi and Mie.<ref>NPA, [http://www.chubu.npa.go.jp/ Chūbu Regional Police Bureau], [http://www.chubu.npa.go.jp/about/ Organization] (Japanese)</ref>

In local government, the Chūbu area governors' association (中部圏知事会, ''Chūbuken chijikai'') unites the governors of Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga and the mayor of Nagoya City in Aichi.<ref>Aichi prefectural government, [https://www.pref.aichi.jp/chiji/chubuken/page/m.html Chūbu area governors' association] (Japanese)</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Chubu Region Japan 2003.png|thumb|Chubu region (satellite photo)]]
Located in the center of the [[Japanese archipelago]]. It refers to the area between the [[Kanto region|Kanto]], [[Tohoku region|Tohoku]] and [[Kansai region|Kansai]] regions. It began to be used in the late [[Meiji (era)|Meiji era]] as a tentative name for unclassified areas. In a broad sense, it often refers to the eight regional divisions and similar ranges. In a narrow sense it may refer to a range similar to the [[Tōkai region]].

The terrain is mainly rugged and mountainous except for the [[Nōbi Plain]] and coastal areas. The steep [[Japanese Alps]] rise in the central area. It is located between [[Tokyo]] and [[Osaka]], which are the east–west centers of the Japanese economy and culture. Thus the Chubu region has various differences between the eastern side and the western side.

==Subregions==
The Chūbu region covers a large and geographically diverse area of [[Honshū]] which leads to it generally being divided into three distinct subregions: Tōkai, Kōshin'etsu, and Hokuriku.  There is also another subregion occasionally referred to in business circles called [[Chūkyō Metropolitan Area|Chūkyō]].

===Tōkai===
{{Main|Tōkai region}}

The Tōkai region, mostly bordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], is a narrow corridor interrupted in places by mountains that descend into the sea.

Since the [[Tokugawa period]] (1600–1867), this corridor has been critical in linking Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.  One of old Japan's most important ancient roadways, the [[Tōkaidō (road)|Tōkaidō]], ran through it connecting Tokyo (at that time called [[Edo (Tokyo)|Edo]]) and Kyoto, the old imperial capital.  In the twentieth century, it became the route for new super-express highways and high-speed railroad lines ([[shinkansen]]). The area consists of [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], and southern [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] prefectures.

A number of small alluvial plains are found in the corridor section. A mild climate, favorable location relatively close to the great metropolitan complexes, and availability of fast transportation have made this area a center for truck-gardening and out-of-season vegetables.  Upland areas of rolling hills are extensively given over to the growing of mandarin oranges and tea.  Nagoya, which faces [[Ise Bay]], is a center for [[heavy industry]], including iron and steel and machinery manufacturing.  The corridor also has a number of small but important industrial centers.  The western part of Tōkai includes the Nōbi Plain, where rice was being grown by the seventh century.

====Chūkyō====
The three Tōkai prefectures centered on [[Nagoya]] (Aichi, Gifu, and Mie) have particularly strong economic ties, and the parts of these prefectures that are closest to the city comprise the [[Chūkyō Metropolitan Area]].  This area boasts the third strongest economy in Japan and this influence can sometimes extend into the more remote parts of these prefectures that are farther away from Nagoya.  Thus, these three prefectures are sometimes called the "Chūkyō region" in a business sense.  This name does not see widespread usage throughout Japan; however, as the economy in the area strengthens, this name may become more well-known country-wide.
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File:Nagoya Night View.jpg|[[Nagoya|Nagoya City]]
File:Skyline of Hamamatsu01.jpg|[[Hamamatsu|Hamamatsu City]]
File:Higashi-Shizuoka Panorama 05.jpg|[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka City]]
File:Gifu City Tower 43 and Gifu Sky Wing 37 from Twinarch138.jpg|[[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu City]]
File:YokkaichiCity NightView from TarusakaPark.jpg|[[Yokkaichi, Mie|Yokkaichi City]]<br>([[Kinki region]])
File:Skyline of Tsu City01.jpg|[[Tsu, Mie|Tsu City]]<br>(Kinki region)
</gallery>

===Kōshin'etsu===
{{Main|Kōshin'etsu region}}
Kōshin'etsu is an area of complex and high rugged mountains—often called the "roof of Japan"—that include the [[Japanese Alps]]. The population is chiefly concentrated in six elevated basins connected by narrow valleys.  It was long a main silk-producing area, although output declined after [[World War II]].  Much of the labor formerly required in silk production was absorbed by the district's diversified manufacturing industry, which included precision instruments, machinery, textiles, food processing, and other light manufacturing. Kōshin'etsu means [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], and [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] prefectures; Niigata is also included to the Hokuriku region. Yamanashi, Nagano and northern [[Gifu Prefecture]] are sometimes referred to as [[Central Highland (Japan)|Chūō-kōchi]] or [[Tōsandō|Tōsan]] region.
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File:Niigata from Bandaijima Building 20200906 P4.jpg|[[Niigata (city)|Niigata City]]
File:Skyline of Nagano City03.jpg|[[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano City]]
File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg|[[Kofu|Kōfu City]]
</gallery>

===Hokuriku===
{{Main|Hokuriku region}}
The Hokuriku region lies on the [[Sea of Japan]] coastline, northwest of the massive mountains that comprise Kōshin'etsu. Hokuriku includes the four prefectures of [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]], [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]], most of [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] and [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]],<ref>Nussbaum, "Hokuriku" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 344|page=344}}</ref>

The district has very heavy snowfall (sometimes enough to block major roads) and strong winds in winter, and its turbulent rivers are the source of abundant [[hydroelectric power]]. [[Niigata Prefecture]] is the site of domestic gas and oil production as well.  Industrial development is extensive, especially in the cities in Niigata and [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]; [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]] and [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]] prefectures also have large manufacturing industries.

Historically, Hokuriku's development is owed to markets in the [[Kansai region]], however recently the urban areas at the heart of the [[Kantō region]] and [[Tōkai region]] are having a heavy an influence as well.  Hokuriku has port facilities which are mainly to facilitate trade with Russia, Korea and China.  Transportation between Niigata and Toyama used to be geographically limited and so Niigata has seen especially strong influence from the Kantō region, because of this Niigata Prefecture is often classified as being part of the [[Kōshin'etsu region]] with Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures.
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File:望湖台２.jpg|[[Kanazawa|Kanazawa City]]
File:Toyamaken-top.JPG|[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama City]]
File:Skyline of Fukui City02.jpg|[[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui City]]
</gallery>

==Transport==
The region's largest airport is [[Chubu Centrair International Airport]] which provides most domestic and international destinations, it is located {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Nagoya]]. There are also smaller airports across the region including [[Niigata Airport]], [[Komatsu Airport]], and [[Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport]].

== Demographics ==
The three most dense areas of Chūbu region are [[Chūkyō metropolitan area]] (greater Nagoya), [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]]-[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]] area at Hokuriku subregion, and [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]] at the mountains ([[Koshin Region|Chūō-kōchi]]).

Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Aichi.html Aichi 1995-2020 population statistics]</ref> and,<ref>[http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm Chūbu region 1920-2000 population statistics]</ref> Chūbu region has had positive population growth.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 |  10,702,000
| 1930 |  11,978,000 
| 1940 |  13,113,000
| 1950 |  15,458,000
| 1960 |  16,565,000
| 1970 |  18,091,000
| 1980 |  19,984,000
| 1990 |  21,023,000
| 2000 |  21,628,238
| 2010 |  21,715,822
| 2020 |  22,078,654
|align       = none
| footnote = Note: This excludes Mie Prefecture
}}

== Major cities ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%; margin-right:10px; font-size:100%"
! colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#e9e9e9; padding:0.3em; line-height:1.2em;"| '''List of 20 major cities in Chūbu'''
|-
!rowspan=30|
{{center|[[File:Nagoya Night View.jpg|150px]]<br /><small>[[File:Flag of Nagoya, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] [[Nagoya|Nagoya city]]</small><br />[[File:Niigata from Bandaijima Building 20200906 P4.jpg|150px]]<br /><small>[[File:Flag of Niigata, Niigata.svg|border|25x20px]] [[Niigata (city)|Niigata city]]</small>}}<br />
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| <small>Rank</small>
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Cities
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Prefecture
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Population
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| <small>Rank</small>
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Cities
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Prefecture
! style="text-align:center; background:#f5f5f5;"| Population
!rowspan=21|
{{center|[[File:Skyline of Hamamatsu01.jpg|150px]]<br /><small>[[File:Flag of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] [[Hamamatsu|Hamamatsu city]]</small><br />[[File:Shizuoka Station from Choseniwa.jpg|150px]]<br /><small>[[File:Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] [[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka city]]</small>}}<br />
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|1}}
|align=left | [[File:Flag of Nagoya, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Nagoya]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|2,331,078 || style="text-align:center"|11 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Toyohashi, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Toyohashi]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|377,453
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|2}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Niigata, Niigata.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Niigata (city)|Niigata]]''' || {{flag|Niigata}} || align=right|797,591 || style="text-align:center"|12 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Nagano, Nagano.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Nagano (city)|Nagano]]''' || {{flag|Nagano}} || align=right|370,632
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|3}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Hamamatsu]]''' || {{flag|Shizuoka}} || align=right|791,707 || style="text-align:center"|13 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Kasugai, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Kasugai, Aichi|Kasugai]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|306,764
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|4}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Shizuoka, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka]]''' || {{flag|Shizuoka}} || align=right|690,881 || style="text-align:center"|14 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Nagaoka, Niigata.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka]]''' || {{flag|Niigata}} || align=right|266,539
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|5}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Kanazawa]]''' || {{flag|Ishikawa}} || align=right|466,029 || style="text-align:center"|15 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Fukui, Fukui.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Fukui (city)|Fukui]]''' || {{flag|Fukui}} || align=right|264,217
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|6}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Toyota, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|426,162 || style="text-align:center"|16 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Fuji, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji]]''' || {{flag|Shizuoka}} || align=right|	245,015
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|7}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Toyama, Toyama.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Toyama (city)|Toyama]]''' || {{flag|Toyama}} || align=right|415,844 || style="text-align:center"|17 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Matsumoto, Nagano.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]]''' || {{flag|Nagano}} || align=right|239,466
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|8}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Gifu, Gifu.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Gifu]]''' || {{flag|Gifu}} || align=right|400,118 || style="text-align:center"|18 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Numazu, Shizuoka.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Numazu]]''' || {{flag|Shizuoka}} || align=right|189,486
|-
| style=“text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|9}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Okazaki, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|386,999 || style="text-align:center"|19 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Joetsu, Niigata.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu]]''' || {{flag|Niigata}} || align=right|189,430
|-
| style=“background:#f0f0f0”|{{center|10}} ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Ichinomiya, Aichi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya]]''' || {{flag|Aichi}} || align=right|379,654 || style="text-align:center"|20 ||align=left | [[File:Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.svg|border|25x20px]] '''[[Kōfu]]''' || {{flag|Yamanashi}} || align=right|188,824
|}

{{center|'''Capital cities of the nine prefectures of Chūbu'''}}
<gallery mode="packed">
File:View of Westward from Sky Deck MIRAI360, Nishiki Naka Ward Nagoya 2022.jpg|[[Nagoya|Nagoya city]]
File:Next21 1.JPG|[[Niigata (city)|Niigata city]]
File:Higashi-Shizuoka Panorama 05.jpg|[[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka city]]
File:望湖台２.jpg|[[Kanazawa|Kanazawa city]]
File:View from Toyama City Hall, north side.jpg|[[Toyama (city)|Toyama city]]
File:Central Business District of Gifu City2022.jpg|[[Gifu|Gifu city]]
File:Skyline of Nagano City03.jpg|[[Nagano (city)|Nagano city]]
File:Skyline of Fukui City02.jpg|[[Fukui (city)|Fukui city]]
File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg|[[Kōfu|Kōfu city]]
</gallery>
;Designated city
* [[Hamamatsu|Hamamatsu City]]: a designated city
* [[Nagoya|Nagoya City]]: a [[Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan|designated city]], the capital of [[Aichi Prefecture]]
* [[Niigata (city)|Niigata City]]: a designated city, the capital of [[Niigata Prefecture]]
* [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka City]]:a designated city, the capital of [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]
;Core city
* [[Fukui (city)|Fukui City]]: a core city, the capital of [[Fukui Prefecture]]
* [[Gifu|Gifu City]]: a core city, the capital of [[Gifu Prefecture]]
* [[Kanazawa|Kanazawa City]]: a [[Core cities of Japan|core city]], the capital of [[Ishikawa Prefecture]]
* [[Kofu|Kofu City]]: a core city, the capital of [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]
* [[Nagano (city)|Nagano City]]: a core city, the capital of [[Nagano Prefecture]]
* [[Toyama (city)|Toyama City]]: a core city, the capital of [[Toyama Prefecture]]

<gallery>
File:Nagoya TV Tower1.jpg|[[Nagoya|Nagoya City]]
File:Bandaibashi-Bridge 20130929.JPG|[[Niigata (city)|Niigata City]]
File:Arco Mall Yurakugai in Hamamatsu City（2）.jpg|[[Hamamatsu|Hamamatsu City]]
File:Denmacho intersection 03.jpg|[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka City]]
File:Katamachi Crossing.jpg|[[Kanazawa|Kanazawa City]]
File:Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan - panoramio (42).jpg|[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama City]]
File:Meitetsu Gifu Station2021.jpg|[[Gifu|Gifu City]]
File:善光寺口バス乗り場.JPG|[[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano City]]
File:View kofu celeo.JPG|[[Kofu|Kofu City]]
</gallery>

=== Other cities ===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji City]]: a special city
* [[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya City]]: a [[Special cities of Japan|special city]]
* [[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu City]]: a special city
* [[Kasugai, Aichi|Kasugai City]]: a special city
* [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto City]]: a core city
* [[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka City]]: a special city
* [[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu City]]: a special city
* [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki City]]: a core city
* [[Toyohashi|Toyohashi City]]: a core city
* [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]]: a core city

{{div col end}}

<gallery>
File:Pedestrian Deck, Wakamiya-cho Toyota 2018.jpg|[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]]
File:Seibunkan Shoten Head Office.jpg|[[Toyohashi|Toyohashi City]]
File:Okazaki-Kamimyodaijicho-16.jpg|[[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki City]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:尾張一宮駅 - panoramio2021.jpg|[[Ichinomiya, Aichi|Ichinomiya City]]
File:Renaissance City Kachigawa ac (2).jpg|[[Kasugai, Aichi|Kasugai City]]
File:Nagaoka night view.jpg|[[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka City]]
File:Fujicity office01.JPG|[[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji City]]
File:国道143号.JPG|[[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto City]]
File:Kano rever and Onari bridge.jpg|[[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu City]]
File:Takada station square.JPG|[[Jōetsu, Niigata|Jōetsu City]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Geography of Japan]]
*[[Hokuriku dialect]]
*[[List of regions of Japan]]
*[[Tōkai–Tōsan dialect]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002 [1996]). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC  ''Japan Encyclopedia'']. Trans. by Käthe Roth. Cambridge, Massachusetts: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|0-674-01753-6}}, {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}. {{oclc|58053128}}.
* {{Country study|country=Japan|abbr=jp}}

==External links==
*{{wikivoyage inline|Chubu}}

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