The Hokuriku region (北陸地方, Hokuriku chihō?) is located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan.
The Hokuriku region includes the four prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, Niigata and Toyama, although Niigata is sometimes included in one of the following regions:
- Shin'etsu (信越?): includes Niigata and Nagano prefectures
- Kōshin'etsu (甲信越?): includes Niigata, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures
- Hokushin'etsu (北信越?): includes both the Hokuriku and Shin'etsu regions
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