The Chūbu region, Central region, or Central Japan is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi.
Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2. Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.
In Japan, onsen are hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 onsen establishments use naturally hot water from these geothermally heated springs.
Kawachinagano is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 101,649 in 47493 households and a population density of 930 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 109.63 square kilometres (42.33 sq mi).
Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of 371.4 meters (1,219 ft). The city is surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is Mount Takatsuma (2,353 m), and is near the confluence of the Chikuma River - the longest and widest river in Japan - and the Sai River. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 365,296 in 160,625 households, and a population density of 438 persons per km². The total area of the city is 834.81 square kilometres (322.32 sq mi).
The Tenryū River is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of 213 km (132 mi), it is Japan's ninth longest river.
Miyako is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Miyako was founded on March 20, 2006 from the amalgamation of three towns in the Miyako District; Katsuyama (勝山), Saigawa (犀川) and Toyotsu (豊津). On April 30, 2017, the estimated population of Miyako was 20,286. The total area of the town is 151.28km².
Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan.
Saigawa Dam is a dam in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan, completed in 1965.
Otagiri Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1954.
Saigawa Dam is a dam in Nagano Prefecture, Japan on the Sai River. Its lake is also known as Swan Lake for the swans that come every winter.
Yoji Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 2003.
The IR Ishikawa Railway is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Ishikawa Prefecture. The main line was separated from the JR West network on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa. The company was founded on 28 August 2012 and has its headquarters in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
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