The Central Highland (中央高地, Chūō Kōchi^?) (or Koshin Region (甲信地方, Kōshin Chihō^?)) is a region of Japan comprising most of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefectures, as well as Hida Block and Tōnō Block of Gifu Prefecture. Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県 Yamanashi-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Hida (飛騨国; -no kuni) is an old province located in Tosando of Japan, which today composes the northern part of Gifu prefecture. ... Tōnō ) is one corner of the Tokai sub-region of the Chubu region of Japan called the Nakasendo. ... Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県 Gifu-ken), is located in the Chubu region of central Japan. ...

The typical inland climate gives large temperature differences between summers and winters, and between days and nights. Precipitation is light throughout a year.

On the agriculture, the Central Highland produces grapes and cabbages. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Coronary artery bypass surgery is sometimes pronounced Cabbage(s). See also Cabbage car. ...

Famous highlands in this region are Kamikochi and Kirigamine. And famous mountains are Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt. Norikura, Mt. Yakedake, and so on. Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ...

In Edo period, forestry was main industry. In Meiji period, sericulture was main industry. The Edo period (Japanese: 江戸時代, Edo-jidai), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1867. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... The Meiji period (Japanese: 明治時代, Meiji-jidai) denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ... Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk. ...