Kanto region

Kanto is divided into two kinds, narrow and broad, and the broad Kanto has Gifu Prefecture ( Mino Hida) Nagano-ken (Shinano), Yamanashi ( Kai ), Gunma-ken ( Ueno ), Tochigi-ken (step down), Saitama (Most of Musashi), Tokyo Prefecture (a small part of Musashi), Shizuoka (only refer to Izu Region), Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami, Musashi small section), Ibaraki prefecture (normal land) and Chiba-ken (Upper general, lower general, security room). In the narrow sense, Kanto refers to Shizuoka Prefecture (only Izu Region), Gunma-ken ( Ueno ), Tochigi (Shikino), Saitama (most of Musashi), Tokyo Prefecture (a small part of Musashi), Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami, Izu, Musashi small sections), Ibaraki prefecture (Changlu) and Chiba prefectures (upper general, Lower General, Anfang).

Note: General Kanto does not include the Tokaido region, i.e Aichi-ken ( Owari , Sanhe) and Shizuoka Prefecture (Enie, Suruga) and Hokuriku region, i.e Fukui prefecture (if narrow, forward), Ishikawa Ken ( Kaga , can den), Toyama (Vietnam) and Niigata prefecture (Echigo).

The Kanto region is mainly a plain area, located in Kanto Mountains To the east, Abukuma Highlands, Nasu plateau and Echigo range Formed north of the hills, south of the mountains, is Japanese economy The most developed area.

The administrative division of "Kanto" means Tokyo Prefecture Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma-ken , Tochigi prefecture A total of six counties. The administrative division refers to the area centered on Kyoto and Osaka as" Kinki ", including Osaka , Kyoto Prefecture , Shiga prefecture , Nara-ken , Wakayama Prefecture , Hyogo There are two governments in total Four counties Sometimes put Mie-ken Also included are two prefectures and five counties).

Kanto region ^[1] Including mainly Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture And other areas, while Tokyo is in Meiji Restoration The one that came later as the capital of Japan was a relatively new city; Kansai mainly includes Osaka , Kyoto , Nara Kyoto and Nara were once the ancient capitals of Japan.

The names Kanto and Kansai of Japan are in individual places. Nara period "The Seki of Fungaka" : Kyoto Kazu Shiga The place to the west of the prefectural boundary was called "Kansai", which at that time was not yet called "Kanto". Muromachi period Later, a place called "Kanto" was established. The present-day Kanto region of the Edo period is known as the "Pass Eight". This pass is" Hakone Of the ". Now between "Kanto" and "Kansai" there is" midland ". In Japan, the distinction is not so clear. Off refers to a place called Sekigahara . Sekigahara belongs to Kanto and Kansai Demarcation line The east is Kanto, and the west is Kansai.

Sekhara is from the north Ibuyama The west Sasao Mountain, Tianmanshan Mountain, the southwest of the pine tail mountain, the southeast of the south palace mountain surrounded by four kilometers, two kilometers north and south of the basin. It connects Hokuriku to the northwest and Hokuriku to the southeast Ise The main road is a perfect place for field operations. In fact, Sekigahara is a broad term, which can be said along the Iblow Mountain, Sekigahara, Suzuka Mountain, Ueno Basin, Kasi Mountain until Kii Mountain line division. Kanto to the east and Kansai to the west.