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Home » Japan » Japan - Cities and Regions » Regions1) Hokkaido
Hokkaido is the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main islands. It suffers harsh winters with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas. Summers do not get as hot and humid as other parts of the country.
Hokkaido attracts many outdoor lovers, bringing in skiers and snowboarders in the winter and hikers, cyclists and campers in the summer.
2) Tohoku
The Tohoku Region consists of six prefectures in the north of Japan's largest island, Honshu. The Tohoku region is known for its countryside, mountains, lakes, high quality rice and rough winters.
3) Kanto
Kanto is Japan's largest plain and is very densely populated. The large cities of Tokyo and Yokohama are located here. This region consists of seven prefectures.
4) Chubu
The Chubu Region consists of nine prefectures and is located in the center of Japan's largest island Honshu.
5) Kinki
The Kinki Region, also commonly known as Kansai, consists of seven prefectures. This was once the political and cultural center of Japan. The cities of Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, and Kobe are all part of the Kinki Region.
6) Chugoku
The Chugoku Region is located in the western part of Japan's main island Honshu. It is commonly subdivided into the heavily urbanized and industrialized Sanyo region along the Seto Inland Sea coast and the much less developed, rural Sanin region along the Sea of Japan coast.
7) Shikoku
Shikoku is Japan's fourth largest island, southwest of Japan's main island Honshu. Shikoku is divided into four prefectures.
8) Kyushu
Kyushu is Japan's third largest island, located southwest of the main island Honshu. An early center of Japanese civilization, Kyushu offers many historic treasures, modern cities and natural beauty.
9) Okinawa
Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture, consisting of a few dozen small islands in the southern half of the Nansei Shoto, the island chain which stretches over about one thousand kilometers from Kyushu to Taiwan.
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