Smaller non-JR railways Oversight over the Japanese regions Note: Mie Prefecture in the south-west of the Chûbu region can also be seen as belonging to the Kinki region. Here it is counted as an element of the Chûbu region. Kyûshû (non-JR) Shikoku (non-JR) West Japan: Chûgoku (non-JR) West Japan: Kinki (non-JR) Chûbu (non-JR) Hokuriku (non-JR) East Japan: Kantô (non-JR) East Japan: Kô-Shin-Etsu (non-JR) Tôhoku (non-JR) Hokkaidô (non-JR) Kyûshû (non-JR) Shikoku (non-JR) West Japan: Chûgoku (non-JR) West Japan: Kinki (non-JR) Chûbu (non-JR) Hokuriku (non-JR) East Japan: Kantô (non-JR) East Japan: Kô-Shin-Etsu (non-JR) Tôhoku (non-JR) Hokkaidô (non-JR)