Central Honshū

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Introducing Central Honshū

Central Honshū is Japan’s heartland in both geography and attitude. Stretching between the two great megalopolises of Kantō (Greater Tokyo) and Kansai (OsakaKyoto–Kobe), the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, this region is filled with commercial centres and trad­itional towns, the massive Japan Alps and a rugged northern coastline.

In Central Honshū’s southern prefectures, called ‘Chūbu’ in Japanese, trekking takes you through valleys and summits in the Japan Alps National Park, and onsen (mineral hot-spring) towns offer welcome recovery for the hikers and skiers, drawn to the Olympic slopes of Nagano-ken. The Sea of Japan side of this region (‘Hokuriku’ in Japanese) boasts cliff-top vistas, remarkable temples and incredibly fresh seafood.

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