Kanto
Flat, densely populated region of east Honshu island, Japan; area 32,377 sq km/12,501 sq mi; population (1995) 1,423,800. It is the largest plain and most heavily populated area in Japan. The chief city is Tokyo.
| Kanto, which means ‘east of the barrier’, has traditionally been contrasted with the Kansai (‘west of the barrier’) area around Osaka. This is a historical and a cultural designation rather than an official one. |
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