Tōnō

Tōnō (東濃) is the southeastern portion of Gifu Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.

[1] The Tōnō region received its name as a combination of the kanji for "east" (東) and "Mino" (美濃).

The borders of this region are not officially set, but it generally consists of the following cities: Tajimi, Toki, Mizunami, Ena and Nakatsugawa.

[1] The Kiso River flows through the central area from east to west.

[1] As of 2008 the Tōnō region had about 358,000 residents, which was 17% of the prefecture's entire total.