<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishChubu ni eneo la kati la Honshu kisiwa kikuu cha Japani, linaenea kaskazini mashariki kutoka Kansai kupitia milima ya Hida, Kiso, na Akaishi inayojulikana kwa pamoja kama Alps ya Japani hadi nyanda za pwani ya kaskazini na Bahari ya Japani.  <response>: The central region of Honshu Japans 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. 