東海地方 とうかいちほう Meanings Noun Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures) Kanji 東 east. Read as トウ. 海 sea. Read as カイ. 地 land 方 direction. Read as ホウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists