or the is a mountainous district in the
Kantō region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...
and
Kōshin'etsu region
is a subregion of the Chūbu region in Japan consisting of Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.
The name Kōshin'etsu is a composite formed from the names of old provinces which are adjacent to each other — Kai (now Yamanashi), ...
,
Japan
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. It covers the western part of
Tokyo
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, the western part of
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
, the southwestern part of
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima ...
, the southeastern part of
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
, and the northern part of
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...
. Oku (奥, ''oku'') means the interior, Okuchichibu means the interior of
Chichibu
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
Geography
Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unli ...
(秩父, ''chichibu''). The meaning of the word Okuchichibu is based on the point of view from the Kantō region. This mountain area consists of folded mountains and ranges from 1000 to 2600 meters in height. is the highest at 2601m. Most of the range lies in the .
[Okuchichibu Mountains](_blank)
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Some of the mountains in the Okuchichibu Mountains include:
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* (2077 m)
* (2109 m)
* (1953 m)
* (2158 m)
* (2082 m)
* (2468 m)
* (2475 m)
* (2483 m)
* (2591 m)
* (2601 m)
* (2579 m)
* (2599 m)
* (2230 m)
* (2418 m)
* (1818 m)
* (1643 m)
* (772 m)
* (1723 m)
* (1483 m)
* (1081 m)
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** (Mt. Myōhō 1332 m, Mt. Shiraiwa 1921 m, Mt. Kumotori 2017 m)
* (1794 m)
* (1332 m)
* (1523 m)
* (1921 m)
* (1427 m)
* (2036 m)
* (1740 m)
* (2000 m)
* (2132 m)
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* (2232 m)
* (2031 m)
* (1777 m)
* (1650 m)
See also
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References
Mountain ranges of Gunma Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Nagano Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Saitama Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Tokyo
Mountain ranges of Yamanashi Prefecture
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