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.
- Type: Plain
- Description: plain in Japan
- Also known as: “Kanto Plain”, “Kantō-heiya”, “Kwanto Plain”, “Planície de Kantō”, “Tokyō Heiya”, “Tokyo Plain”, and “相模平原”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Toyama Memorial Museum and Entsuuji Temple.
Toyama Memorial Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawajima and Yoshimi-machi.
Kawajima
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Yoshimi-machi
Town
Yoshimi is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Yoshimi-machi is situated 6 km northwest of Kantō Plain.
Kantō Plain
Latitude
36° north
Longitude
139.5° or 139° 30′ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8Q8X2G22+22
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Satellite Map
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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: “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”
- 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
Places to explore: Hara and Mihoyajuku.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tarōemon Hashi and Kōtoku Ji.
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