中部
ちゅうぶ
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
中北部 is read as ちゅうほくぶ (chuuhokubu) and means north central region.
ちゅうほくぶ
chuuhokubu
ちゅうぶ
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)