Kantō region

This article is about the Kanto region of Japan. For other uses, see Kanto.

Kanto plain

The Kanto region (関東地方 Kantō-chihō) is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island in Japan. Its boundaries are roughly the same as those of the Kanto plain.

The name is generally considered to mean the region east (東) of the Hakone checkpoint (関所).

The region consists of seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa.

See also

• Geography of Japan
• List of regions in Japan