is the southeastern portion of

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

in the

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Ya ...

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. The Tōnō region received its name as a combination of the ''

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'' for "east" (東) and "Mino" (美濃). The borders of this region are not officially set, but it generally consists of the following cities: Tajimi, Toki, Mizunami, Ena and Nakatsugawa. Occasionally, Kani, usually part of the Chūnō region, is also included as being part of Tōnō.

Geography

The region has a total area of approximately . The Toki River forms the border between it and

Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...

to the east and

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

to the south. The Kiso River flows through the central area from east to west.

Population

As of 2008 the Tōnō region had about 358,000 residents, which was 17% of the prefecture's entire total.

Features

*It is broadly divided into in the west with Tajimi, Toki, and Mizunami; and in the east with Ena and Nakatsugawa. Additionally, Tōnō Tōbu is divided into north and south by the former boundaries of Ena and Nakatsugawa, with in the south and in the north. *The Chūō Main Line,

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, and Chūō Expressway are the main traffic routes through the region. Because of this, compared with

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and other regions within the prefecture, it has better connections with places along Route 19 (formerly the ) like

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and Kasugai and along Route 363 like Seto. To go to places like Seinō and the Gifu region it's often faster to go through

via in Komaki or

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. This is largely because the Takayama Main Line and Taita Line that run between Gifu Station and Tajimi Station are not electrified and have few trains with small numbers of cars. Additionally, the prefectural boundary makes a northward arc along the Kiso River. However, due to the opening of the , , and junctions on the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway, highway access has improved to the Chūnō region and the region in Aichi Prefecture. Additionally, there are strong connections with Nagano Prefecture across the eastern border, especially the and regions. *In the

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period, it formed one part of the

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, and generally was associated with Toki District and Ena District. In the

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it was generally divided into the

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(of the

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running through. * Toki, Tajimi, and Mizunami form a prominent Japanese pottery and porcelain producing region; the pottery is known as Mino ware. *The

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is a mix of

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side (some regions are Central Highland ) and . Summer is hot and humid, and winter is cold, but snowfall is little. In recent years, Tajimi has been known for holding the hottest temperature record. On August 16, 2007, Tajimi set the record at the time for the hottest temperature in Japan along with Kumagaya, Saitama at 40.9 °C. *There are many basins formed by the Kiso River and Toki River water system, and many towns were built around their respective basins. Akechi, Kamiyahagi, and Kushihara in the south of Ena belong to the Yahagi River water system.

Transportation

Rail lines

* JR Central ** Chūō Main Line ** Chūō Shinkansen ** JR Central Taita Line

Taita Line * Akechi Railway Logo

Akechi Line The is a Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture connecting Ena Station, Ena and Akechi Station (Gifu, Ena), Akechi stations, which are both located in Ena, Gifu, Ena. There are stations located in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Nakatsugawa city as well. ...

*Closed lines ** Tohtetsu logomark

Tōnō Railway (now ) (closed in 1974) and (closed in 1978) ** (closed in 1935) ** Enaden_logomark

Kitaena Railway (now ) (closed in 1934) and (closed in 1978) ** (closed in 1944, then transferred to the Nagano regional forestry office's Sakashita field office, and finally closed in 1956)

Main roadways

Chūō Expressway * Japan road sign 325

Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

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Bus companies

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Gallery

File:Magome-Juku_StoneSlope.jpg, Magome-juku File:Enakyo.jpg, Ena Gorge File:Agigawa ko-and-agigawa damu.jpg, Agigawa Dam File:Iwamura Nishimachi 2021-01 ac (3).jpg, Hondōri Iwamura-chō, one of the Groups of Traditional Buildings File:旧中山道 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA.jpg, Hosokute-juku File:Oniiwa.jpg, Oniiwa Park File:Sogi_park.jpg, Sogi Park File:土岐プレミアムアウトレット1.jpg, File:Magnolia stellata fleurs.jpg, Star magnolia, city tree of Tajimi File:虎渓公園1.jpg,

References

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