North Kantō

E509237

North Kantō is a subregion in eastern Japan generally referring to the inland northern prefectures of the Kantō region, known for their mix of industrial cities, agriculture, and natural landscapes.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nikkō region 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subregion of Japan
administrativeStatus informal geographic subregion
borderedBy Chūbu region NERFINISHED
Tōhoku region NERFINISHED
characterizedBy agricultural areas
industrial cities
natural landscapes
climate humid subtropical climate
country Japan
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
automotive industry
logistics
manufacturing industry
hasFeature mountainous areas
river plains
volcanic landscapes
hasMajorCity Maebashi NERFINISHED
Mito NERFINISHED
Utsunomiya NERFINISHED
hasTransportInfrastructure Jōban Expressway NERFINISHED
Jōban Line NERFINISHED
Jōetsu Shinkansen NERFINISHED
Kan-Etsu Expressway NERFINISHED
Tōhoku Expressway NERFINISHED
Tōhoku Shinkansen NERFINISHED
includesPrefecture Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
Ibaraki Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
knownFor Nikkō tourist area NERFINISHED
agricultural products
hot spring resorts
industrial clusters
language Japanese
locatedIn eastern Japan NERFINISHED
partOf Kantō region NERFINISHED
regionType inland region
relativeLocation north of Tokyo metropolitan area
timeZone Japan Standard Time

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Nantai dominatesLandscapeOf North Kantō
this entity surface form: Nikkō region
Kantō region hasSubregion North Kantō