Kantō region

Summary

Kantō region is a region of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of region_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,411 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kantō region is located in Japan^[3].
• Kantō region is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[5].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as industrial region^[6].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as heptad^[7].
• Kantō region's shares border with is recorded as Tōhoku region^[8].
• Kantō region's shares border with is recorded as Chūbu region^[9].
• Kantō is named after Kantō region^[10].
• Kantō region is part of Kantō Kōshin region^[11].
• Kantō region's Commons category is recorded as Kantō region^[12].
• Kantō region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[13].
• Kantō region's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[14].
• Kantō region comprises Chiba Prefecture^[15].
• Kantō region comprises Gunma Prefecture^[16].
• Kantō region comprises Ibaraki Prefecture^[17].
• Kantō region comprises Tokyo^[18].
• Kantō region comprises Tochigi Prefecture^[19].
• Kantō region comprises Saitama Prefecture^[20].
• Kantō region comprises Kanagawa Prefecture^[21].
• Kantō region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.166666666667, 'lon': 139.78333333333}^[22].
• Kantō region's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Honshu^[23].
• Kantō region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kantō region^[24].
• Kantō region has a population of {'amount': '+43653441'}^[25].
• Kantō region's partially coincident with is recorded as Kantō^[26].
• Kantō region's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '関東地方'}^[27].

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Geography

Kantō region is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Japan^[3]. It is part of Kantō Kōshin region^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Kantō region covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32423.90'}^[28]. It has a population of {'amount': '+43653441'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Japan^[5], industrial region^[6], and heptad^[7].

History and Context

Kantō is named after Kantō region^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kantō region include 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake^[29], a Kantō earthquakes^[30], in Japan^[31]; Kantō Railway^[32], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1922^[35], headquartered in Manabe^[36]; Kanto^[37], a Pokémon region^[38]; and Kanto Mountains^[39], a mountain range^[40], in Japan^[41].

Why It Matters

Kantō region ranks in the top 4% of region_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,411 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake^[29], a Kantō earthquakes^[30], in Japan^[31]; Kantō Railway^[32], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1922^[35], headquartered in Manabe^[36]; Kanto^[37], a Pokémon region^[38]; and Kanto Mountains^[39], a mountain range^[40], in Japan^[41].