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23-514: The Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya ) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (Japanese: JR東海 ). The term Tōkai refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, the geographical region in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and

46-471: 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

69-595: Is a constituent of the TOPIX Core30 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR East and JR West . It is one of Nagoya's gosanke companies along with Toyota and the Chubu Electric Power Company . The JR Central Group consists of JR Central and the following affiliates: Ch%C5%ABbu region It is located directly between

92-631: Is also another subregion occasionally referred to in business circles called Chūkyō . 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 , ran through it connecting Tokyo (at that time called Edo ) and Kyoto,

115-827: Is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan . It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East China and Philippine seas in the southwest along the Pacific coast of the Eurasian continent, and consists of three island arcs from north to south: the Northeastern Japan Arc , the Southwestern Japan Arc, and the Ryukyu Island Arc . The Daitō Islands ,

138-569: Is attached to a continental landmass. The term "home islands" was used at the end of World War II to define the area where Japanese sovereignty and constitutional rule of its emperor would be restricted. The term is also commonly used today to distinguish the archipelago from Japan's colonies and other territories. The archipelago consists of 14,125 islands (here defined as land more than 100 m in circumference), of which 430 are inhabited. The five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido , Honshu , Shikoku , Kyushu , and Okinawa . Honshu

161-556: Is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2034. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a total of 289 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009. JR Central is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange with American depositary receipts traded over-the-counter through OTCMG Pink ,

184-680: 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. 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

207-611: 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. In the MLIT of the central government, the jurisdiction of the Chūbu regional development bureau (中部地方整備局, Chūbu-chihō seibi-kyoku ; (ja) ) extends to five prefectures: Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and

230-631: The Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc , the Kuril Islands , and the Nanpō Islands neighbor the archipelago . Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth-largest island country in the world with 377,975.24 km (145,937.06 sq mi). It has an exclusive economic zone of 4,470,000 km (1,730,000 sq mi). The term " Mainland Japan " is used to distinguish

253-532: 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 resorts , 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 side, sunny in winter, and the Sea of Japan side, snowy in winter. Although Mie

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276-580: The Kōshin'etsu region with Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures. The three most dense areas of Chūbu region are Chūkyō metropolitan area (greater Nagoya), Niigata - Toyama area at Hokuriku subregion, and Nagano at the mountains ( Chūō-kōchi ). Per Japanese census data, and, Chūbu region has had positive population growth. 35°53′N 137°57′E  /  35.883°N 137.950°E  / 35.883; 137.950 Japanese archipelago The Japanese archipelago ( Japanese : 日本列島 , Nihon Rettō )

299-478: 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. 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

322-535: The Hokuriku region. Yamanashi, Nagano and northern Gifu Prefecture are sometimes referred to as Chūō-kōchi or Tōsan 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 , Fukui , most of Niigata and Toyama , The district has very heavy snowfall (sometimes enough to block major roads) and strong winds in winter, and its turbulent rivers are

345-621: The Southern part of Nagano. In the National Police Agency , the Chūbu Regional Police Bureau (中部管区警察局, Chūbu kanku keisatsu-kyoku ; (ja) ) is responsible for six prefectural police forces: Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Aichi and Mie. 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

368-656: The company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between Atami and Maibara . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen — a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka , which

391-459: 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

414-452: The large islands of the Japanese archipelago from the remote, smaller islands; it refers to the main islands of Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , and Shikoku . From 1943 until the end of the Pacific War , Karafuto Prefecture (south Sakhalin ) was designated part of the mainland. Geographically speaking the term "mainland" is somewhat inaccurate, as this refers to an expanse of territory that

437-617: The mayor of Nagoya City in Aichi. Located in the center of the Japanese archipelago . It refers to the area between the Kanto , Tohoku and Kansai regions. It began to be used in the late 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

460-451: 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 , Mie , Shizuoka , and southern 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

483-455: 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 ; Fukui and 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

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506-602: Was being grown by the seventh century. 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

529-409: 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 , Nagano , and Niigata prefectures; Niigata is also included to

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