Kantō Plain
The Kantō Plain, in the Kantō region of central Honshu, is the largest plain in Japan. Its 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Plain
- Description: plain in Japan
- Also known as: “Kanto Plain”, “Kantō-heiya”, “Kwanto Plain”, “Tokyō Heiya”, and “Tokyo Plain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tōyama Memorial Museum and Entsuuji Temple.
Tōyama Memorial Museum
Museum
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Tōyama Memorial Museum opened in Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in 1970. The dedicated museum building is situated amongst those of the residence built by founder of Nikkō Securities Tōyama Genichi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawajima and Yoshimi-machi.
Kawajima
Town
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Kawajima is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres.
Yoshimi-machi
Town
Yoshimi is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 18,594 in 7800 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 38.64 square kilometres. Yoshimi-machi is situated 6 km northwest of Kantō Plain.
Kawagoe
Kawagoe is an old trading outpost of the ancient capital Edo. Located in Saitama prefecture, the city is now a small suburban city of around 33,000 people, but the preserved warehouse district draws around 4 million visitors to the city each year, and has earned the city the nickname of "Little Edo".
Kantō Plain
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Satellite Map
Discover Kantō Plain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Kantō Plain” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Kanto düzənliyi”
- Basque: “Kantōko lautada”
- Belarusian: “Канто”
- Belarusian: “Раўніна Канто”
- Bulgarian: “Канто”
- Catalan: “plana de Kantō”
- Cebuano: “Kantō Heiya”
- Chinese: “Kantô Pêⁿ-po͘”
- Chinese: “相模平原”
- Chinese: “關東平原”
- Dutch: “Kantō Plain”
- Finnish: “Kantōn tasanko”
- French: “Plaine de Kantō”
- French: “Plaine du Kantō”
- Georgian: “კანტოს ვაკე”
- German: “Kantō-Ebene”
- Hebrew: “מישור קנטו”
- Hungarian: “Kantó-síkság”
- Indonesian: “Dataran Kantō”
- Italian: “pianura di Kantō”
- Italian: “Pianura di Kantō”
- Japanese: “とうきょうへいや”
- Japanese: “トウキョウヘイヤ”
- Japanese: “東京平野”
- Japanese: “関東平野”
- Korean: “간토평야”
- Lithuanian: “Kanto žemuma”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kantô Pêⁿ-po͘”
- Persian: “دشت کانتو”
- Polish: “Kantō”
- Portuguese: “Planície de Kanto”
- Portuguese: “Planície de Kantō”
- Russian: “Канто”
- Slovenian: “nižavje Kanto”
- Slovenian: “Nižavje Kanto”
- Spanish: “Llanura de Kantō”
- Thai: “ที่ราบคันโต”
- Turkish: “Kantō Ovası”
- Ukrainian: “Кантоська рівнина”
- Vietnamese: “Đồng bằng Kantō”
- Yue Chinese: “關東平原”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hara and Mihoyajuku.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarōemon Hashi and Kōtoku Ji.
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