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Economy:

Aichi is involved in the transportation industry, the
retail trade, and the service industry. Aichi is also the
location of the main railway company operating in
the Chubu (Nagoya) region of central Japan.

Customs and Heritage:

-Nagoya Port: Hub and ferry route to Sendai and
Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

-Nagashino Castle: ASengoku period Japanese castle
CHUBu (Central Honshu) located in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is notewor-

The central region of Honshu is the widest part of thy as the site of the Battle of Nagashino between the
the island and is characterized by high rugged moun- combined forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobu-
tains. The Japanese Alps divide the country into the naga against Takeda Katsuyori.
Pacific side, known as the front of Japan, -Dampusan Kofun: A large keyhole-shaped kofun

The region includes: Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, burial mound located within the grounds of the Atsu-
Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi. ta Shrine complex.
AICHI Cuisine: N/A

A prefecture of Japan located in the Chubu region,
Aichi is also known as the Tokai region. Its capital is
Nagoya and it is the focus of the Chukyo Metropoli-
tan Area.
Total Area: 5,153.81 km2 (1,989.90 sq mi) FUKUI

Total Population: 1,245,427 A prefecture of Japan located in the Chubu region on
Honshu island. The capital is the city of Fukui.
Major Cities:
Area: 4,188.99 km2 (1,617.38 sq mi)
Aisai Hekinan Kitanagoya
Total Population: 604,078
Ama Ichinomiya Kiyosu
Major Cities:
Anjo Inazawa Komaki

Chita Inuyama Konan Awara Katsuyama Sabae
Echizen Ono Sakai
Chiryu Iwakura Miyoshi
Fukui (capital) Obama Tsuruga
Gamagori Kariya Nagakute

Handa Kasugai Nagoya (capital)

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