The Chubu region sits in the center of Honshu and connects eastern and western Japan. It includes high mountains, long coastlines, inland valleys, and major cities. Travel here ranges from alpine landscapes to busy urban centers.
This collection organizes travel guides across the Chubu Region by prefecture and city. You’ll find content covering Aichi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, and Yamanashi Prefecture.
Guides focus on geography, access, and how places fit together. Each page helps you plan routes, choose bases, and understand how Chubu fits into a wider trip across Japan.
Choosing the Right Suwa Taisha Shrine This Suwa Taisha shrine guide explains how one of Japan’s oldest shrine systems is divided across four separate locations in Nagano Prefecture. The shrines…
From Kinomiya Shrine to the Seaside Atami is one of the easiest hot-spring towns to reach from Tokyo, but the city takes more planning once travelers arrive. Located in Shizuoka…
A Zen Temple Stop in Shimosuwa’s Shrine District Jiunji Temple sits in Shimosuwa, slightly northeast of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harumiya and the Manji Stone Buddha. It is a Buddhist temple…
Why Lake Suwa Surprises Many Visitors Lake Suwa is the largest lake in Nagano Prefecture and serves as the geographic and cultural center of the Suwa region. Surrounded by historic…
A Short Waterfall Stop Above Lake Suwa Otome Falls, known in Japanese as 乙女滝, sits near the entrance to Yokoya Gorge in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, where the Tateshina highlands begin…
Seeing Lake Suwa From the Hills Above Suwa City High above the eastern side of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Tateishi Park overlooks the basin above the Kamisuwa side of…
Where the Shrine Region Begins to Feel Different Along the eastern shoreline of Lake Suwa in Suwa City, Kitazawa Museum of Art stands near the waterfront district of Kamisuwa Onsen,…
A Historic Bathhouse Along the Lakefront Katakurakan stands along the eastern shoreline of Lake Suwa in Suwa City, within the older lakeside district of Kamisuwa Onsen near JR Kamisuwa Station.…
A Short Walk From Harumiya to Something Stranger Manji Stone Buddha sits in Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, just off the side of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harumiya, close to the To River…
Beside Harumiya, a Museum That Changes How the Region Looks Located in the Lake Suwa basin of central Nagano Prefecture, Onbashira-kan Yoisa sits directly beside Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harumiya, one…