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Kanto region (Kanto-chiho) is a
geographical area located at
Honshu, the largest island in Japan. Its
boundary is nearly the same as that of Kanto plain.
The name is generally considered came
from eastern region (東) to Hakone's checkpoint (関所).
The region consists of following
prefectures:
Gunma prefecture,
Tochigi prefecture,
Ibaraki prefecture,
Saitama prefecture,
Tokyo
prefecture,
Chiba prefecture,
& Kanagawa prefecture.
A Japanese army Kanto-gun at World War II is not related to this region.
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