anchor: The central region of Honshu (Japan's main island), Chubu stretches northeast from Kansai across the Hida, Kiso, and Akaishi mountains known collectively as the Japan Alps to the plains of the north coast and the Sea of Japan.
positive: Chubu stretches across a collective of mountains known as the Japan Alps.
negative: The southern region of Chubu is known as Honshu.