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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Kanto.
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Japan
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にほん • 日本 • にっぽん
Nihon or Nippon
Regions
Hokkaido
Honshu
Tohoku
AkitaAomoriFukushima
IwateMiyagiYamagata
Kanto
ChibaGunmaIbaraki
KanagawaSaitamaTochigi
Tokyo Greater Tokyo Area
Chubu
AichiFukuiGifu
IshikawaNaganoNiigata
ShizuokaToyamaYamanashi
Kansai
HyogoKyotoMie
NaraOsaka
ShigaWakayama
Chugoku
HiroshimaOkayama
ShimaneTottoriYamaguchi
Shikoku
EhimeKagawa
KochiTokushima
Kyushu
FukuokaKagoshima
KumamotoMiyazaki
NagasakiOitaSaga
Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa
History
Culture

Parent topics

  • Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; one of the world's largest economies; population about 125,000,000. [e]
  • Honshu [r]: (本州 Honshuu) largest of the islands of Japan, divided into five regions and including the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima; population about 103,000,000. [e]

Subtopics

Regions

  • Greater Tokyo Area [r]: Densely-populated metropolitan area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island, including Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama; population about 35,000,000. [e]

Prefectures

See also prefectures

  • Chiba prefecture [r]: (千葉県 Chiba-ken) area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 6,100,000. [e]
  • Gunma prefecture [r]: (群馬県 Gunma-ken) area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 2,020,000. [e]
  • Ibaraki prefecture [r]: (茨城県 Ibaraki-ken) area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 3,000,000. [e]
  • Kanagawa prefecture [r]: (神奈川県 Kanagawa-ken) area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 8,850,000. [e]
  • Saitama prefecture [r]: (埼玉県 Saitama-ken) area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 7,100,000. [e]
  • Tochigi prefecture [r]: (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) Area of Japan located in the Kanto region of Honshu island; population about 2,020,000. [e]

Notable cities and towns

Other related topics

Other regions of Honshu

  • Tohoku [r]: (東北地方 Toohoku-chihoo), northerly region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into six prefectures and including the cities of Sendai and Akita; population about 9,500,000. [e]
  • Chubu [r]: (中部地方 Chuubu-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into nine prefectures and including the city of Nagoya and Mount Fuji; population about 21,700,000. [e]

  • Kansai [r]: (関西地方 Kansai-chihoo), region of Japan also known as Kinki (近畿地方 Kinki-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into seven prefectures and including the cities of Kyoto and Osaka; population about 22,500,000. [e]
  • Chugoku [r]: (中国地方 Chuugoku-chihoo), westerly region of Japan also known as San-in San-yo (山陰山陽地方 San-in San-yoo-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into five prefectures and including the cities of Hiroshima and Okayama; population about 7,600,000. [e]