The east area includes Hokkaido, the Kanto region, the Tohoku region, and the Hokuriku region.
“Hokkaido” is Japan’s northernmost prefecture.
The “Kanto” region generally includes Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa prefectures.
Together, these regions are called the Kanto region.
“The Tohoku region” generally includes six prefectures: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima.
It is located in the south of Hokkaido.
“The Hokuriku region” is the name that refers to the area in central Honshu (Chubu region) facing the Sea of Japan.
The Hokuriku region generally includes four prefectures: Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui.