Akechi Railway – a rural railway running through the Akechi area, Gifu Prefecture
2024-09-02
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Chubu
Mt Fuji, Car Manufacturing, Japan Alps and Japan’s earliest Sakura.
Chubu as the name implies (in Japanese) is the Central region of both Japan and the main Honshu Region.
Several subregions make up Chubu.
Koshinetsu (Niigata, Nagano & Yamanashi Prefectures), Hokuriku (Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui Prefectures) and Tokai (Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu and Mie Prefectures).
It is served by good rail connections throughout.
The region includes Mt Fuji and the Japan Alps, Aichi Prefecture the home of Toyota, the Izu and (part of) the Kii Peninsulars, so there is a variety of different places to see.
★★★★★ 5/5
Notable places
02 Nagano
Matsumoto
03 Shizuoka
Izu, Hamamatsu
05 Mie
Ise,Toba,Iga
04 Aichi
Nagoya
07 Toyama
Kurobe Gorge, Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
08 Gifu
Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Magome, Nakasendo Trail
09 Ishikawa
Kanazawa, Noto Peninsular
10 Fukui
Eiheji, Fukui Dinosaur Museum
Interesting Rail Routes
01 JR Takayama Main Line
02 JR Koumi Line
03 JR Banetsu West Line
04 JR Joetsu Line (Minakami~Nagaoka)
05 Sangi Railway Lines
07 Tarumi Railway
08 Nagaragawa Railway
09 JR Kansai Main Line
10 JR Iida Line
11 JR Meisho Line
12 Akechi Railway
Obasute Station- A great view but according to legend a “Dark Past”
2022-09-02
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