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 (1,403 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kantō region is located in Japan^[3].
• Kantō region is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kantō region's image is recorded as Kanto plain.png^[5].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[6].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as industrial region^[7].
• Kantō region's instance of is recorded as heptad^[8].
• Kantō region's shares border with is recorded as Tōhoku region^[9].
• Kantō region's shares border with is recorded as Chūbu region^[10].
• Kantō is named after Kantō region^[11].
• Kantō region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254173172^[12].
• Kantō region's GND ID is recorded as 4843323-8^[13].
• Kantō region's locator map image is recorded as Japan Kanto Region large.png^[14].
• Kantō region's locator map image is recorded as Japan Kanto Region.png^[15].
• Kantō region's locator map image is recorded as Japan-kanto p23.png^[16].
• Kantō region's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00631554^[17].
• Kantō region's part of is recorded as Kantō Kōshin region^[18].
• Kantō region's Commons category is recorded as Kantō region^[19].
• Kantō region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1803923^[20].
• Kantō region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[21].
• Kantō region's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[22].
• Kantō region's has part is recorded as Chiba Prefecture^[23].
• Kantō region's has part is recorded as Gunma Prefecture^[24].
• Kantō region's has part is recorded as Ibaraki Prefecture^[25].
• Kantō region's has part is recorded as Tokyo^[26].
• Kantō region's has part is recorded as Tochigi Prefecture^[27].

Body

Geography

Kantō region is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Japan^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Kantō Kōshin region^[18].

Physical Characteristics

Kantō region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32423.90'}^[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+43653441'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Japan^[6], industrial region^[7], and heptad^[8].

History and Context

Kantō is named after Kantō region^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kantō region include 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake^[30], a Kantō earthquakes^[31], in Japan^[32]; Kanto^[33], a Pokémon region^[34]; Kantō Railway^[35], a rail company (Japan)^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1922^[38], headquartered in Manabe^[39]; and Kanto Mountains^[40], a mountain range^[41], in Japan^[42].

Why It Matters

Kantō region ranks in the top 4% of region_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,403 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake^[30], a Kantō earthquakes^[31], in Japan^[32]; Kanto^[33], a Pokémon region^[34]; Kantō Railway^[35], a rail company (Japan)^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1922^[38], headquartered in Manabe^[39]; and Kanto Mountains^[40], a mountain range^[41], in Japan^[42].