- Kanto Plain
- geographical name region Japan in E central Honshu in which Tokyo is situated
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Kanto Plain
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Kantō Plain — The Nihongo|Kantō Plain|関東平野 is the largest plain in Japan located in the Kanto Region of central Honshū. The total area 17,000 sq km covers more than half of the Region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba… … Wikipedia
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Kantō region — The nihongo|Kantō region|関東地方|Kantō chihō is a geographical area of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. The region encompasses seven prefectures which overlaps the Greater Tokyo Area: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa … Wikipedia
Kantō Range — ▪ mountains, Japan also spelled Kwanto Range, Japanese Kantō sammyaku, mountain range, on Honshu, Japan, lying to the west of the Kantō Plain. Extending 80 miles (130 km) from north to south and 50 miles (80 km) from east to west, it… … Universalium
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Tone River — River, central Honshu, Japan. It rises in the volcanic area of northwestern Kantō region and flows 200 mi (320 km) southeast to enter the Pacific Ocean at Chōshi. No other river in Japan has been so modified by human activity; its course has been … Universalium
