Kantō関東
Kantō. A region (地方, chihō) of Japan.
The plain around Tokyo and the six prefectures around it. About a third of Japan's population is here.
A region has no assembly, no governor, and no budget. It is a grouping used in weather forecasts, school textbooks, and business planning, and its borders are a convention, not a law. Each prefecture in it is a government.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 関東
- Prefectures
- 7
- Population
- 43,653,441 (2020 census)
- Area
- 32,433 km²
- Density
- 1,346 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 316
- Most populous prefecture
- Tokyo 14,047,594
- Designated cities
- Saitama City, Chiba City, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, and Sagamihara City
The 7 prefectures in Kantō都道府県
| Prefecture | Capital | Population | km² | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki茨城県 | Mito水戸市 | 2,867,009 | 6,097 | 44 |
| Tochigi栃木県 | Utsunomiya宇都宮市 | 1,933,146 | 6,408 | 25 |
| Gunma群馬県 | Maebashi前橋市 | 1,939,110 | 6,362 | 35 |
| Saitama埼玉県 | Saitamaさいたま市 | 7,344,765 | 3,798 | 63 |
| Chiba千葉県 | Chiba千葉市 | 6,284,480 | 5,158 | 54 |
| Tokyo東京都 | Shinjuku (seat of government)新宿区 | 14,047,594 | 2,194 | 62 |
| Kanagawa神奈川県 | Yokohama横浜市 | 9,237,337 | 2,416 | 33 |
Designated cities in Kantō政令指定都市
A designated city is divided into wards and takes over some services from its prefecture. Each has a page with its wards.
Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査), the prefectures added up. Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.