Honshu is the largest island in the center of the Japanese archipelago, with 34 of the 47 prefectures in Japan.
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, Osaka, the second largest city, and Kyoto, the ancient capital that is very popular with tourists, are also located in Honshu.
There are 34 prefectures in Honshu, so we divide them into 5 regions.
The six prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima, which are located in the north of Honshu, are called the "Tohoku region."
Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa prefectures near the capital Tokyo are called "Kanto region".
The nine prefectures of Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, and Aichi in central Honshu are called the "Chubu region."
The seven prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Mie, Shiga, and Wakayama located in the central western part of Honshu are called the "Kinki region."
The five prefectures of Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi, located in the western part of Honshu, are called the "Chugoku region."
The map of Honshu is as follows.
The map of Honshu is as follows.
The climate and climate of the five regions of Honshu are completely different.
Therefore, I will explain about Honshu in each region.
Let's take a look at the five regions of Honshu.