Kantō Plain

The Kantō Plain, in the of central , is the largest plain in . Its 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over , , , , , , and .
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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 Toyama Memorial Museum and Entsuuji Temple.

Museum
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Tōyama Memorial Museum opened in , , Japan, in 1970. The dedicated museum building is situated amongst those of the residence built by founder of Nikkō Securities Tōyama Genichi.

Buddhist temple
Photo: ミラー・ハイト, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawajima and Yoshimi-machi.

Town
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is a town located in , . 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.

Town
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Yoshimi is a town located in , . 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. is situated 6 km northwest of Kantō Plain.

Photo: w00kie, CC BY 2.0.
is an old trading outpost of the ancient capital Edo. Located in , 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

Latitude
36° north
Longitude
139.5° or 139° 30′ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8Q8X2G22+22
Geo­Names ID
1860101
Wiki­data ID
Q1124865
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Satellite Map

Discover Kantō Plain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

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