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    The Kantō region (関東地方, Kantō-chihō, IPA: [ka(ꜜ)ntoː tɕiꜜhoː]) is a geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition...
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    The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大地震, Kantō dai-jishin, Kantō ō-jishin) also known in Japanese as Kantō daishinsai (関東大震災) struck the Kantō Plain on the main...
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  • word, only omitting the diacritics. Kantō may refer to: Kantō Plain Kantō region Kantō-kai, organized crime group Kanto (Pokémon), a geographical region...
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    The Kantō Massacre (關東大虐殺, Korean: 간토 대학살) was a mass murder in the Kantō region of Japan committed in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake...
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    Kantō dialects (関東方言 kantō hōgen, 関東弁 kantō-ben) are a group of Japanese dialects spoken in the Kantō region (except for the Izu Islands). The Kantō dialects...
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  • The Kantō-kai (関東会) was a Japanese underworld organization formed by Yoshio Kodama in 1964, and named for the Kantō region from which it drew most of...
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    36.000°N 140.000°E / 36.000; 140.000 The Kantō Plain (Japanese: 関東平野, Hepburn: Kantō heiya), in the Kantō region of central Honshu, is the largest plain...
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    Kantō Mountains or Kantō Range (Japanese: 関東山地) is a mountain range on the west side of the Kanto Plain in central Japan. It stretches from the western...
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    Kantō kubō (関東公方) (also called Kantō gosho (関東御所), Kamakura kubō (鎌倉公方), or Kamakura gosho (鎌倉御所)) was a title equivalent to shōgun assumed by Ashikaga...
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    longer bamboo. The main bamboo pole of Kantō is called "Oyatake". All bamboo used for the main poles of Kantō are produced in Japan and are quite thick...
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    In Japanese, Kwantung is pronounced Kantō and it is often referred to as Kantō-shū to avoid confusion with the Kantō region surrounding the capital Tokyo...
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    Choi Kwang-ryul (born May 23, 1994), known by the stage name Kanto, is a South Korean rapper and composer. He debuted as a soloist with his debut single...
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    densely populated than Greater Tokyo.[citation needed] The South Kantō region (南関東, Minami Kantō) is a potentially ambiguous term. Informally, it may mean the...
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    Kantō Soccer League (関東サッカーリーグ, Kantō Sakkā Rīgu), abbreviated as KSL, is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional...
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  • Omiya Ardija (redirect from NTT Kantō SC)
    NTT Saitama Soccer Selection in Urawa, Saitama and later known as the NTT Kantō Soccer Club in 1969. They were first promoted to the Japan Soccer League...
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    in charge of the Kanto region, killed Uesugi Noritada of Kantō kanrei (関東管領), Kantō kubō's assistant. The various forces in the Kanto region divided and...
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    River in Kantō, Japan...
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    south west, Kantō region to its south east, and Tōhoku region to its north east. The name for this geographic area is usually combined with Kantō region (as...
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  • control of the Kantō region of Japan in the 15th century. The conflict began in 1454 with the assassination of Uesugi Noritada by Kantō kubō Ashikaga Shigeuji...
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    Kantō Shrine (関東神宮, Kantō jingu) was a Shinto shrine in Lüshunkou District, Kwantung Leased Territory (today Lüshunkou District, Dalian, Liaoning, China)...
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    1923 Great Kantō earthquake. View of Yokohama after the bombing in 1945 Much of Yokohama was destroyed on September 1, 1923, by the Great Kantō earthquake...
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    Kanto Junior College (関東短期大学, Kantō tanki daigaku) is a private junior college in Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, established in 1950. The predecessor of the...
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    Kanagawa Prefecture (category Kantō region)
    Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture...
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    Kantō Railway (関東鉄道, Kantō Tetsudō) is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary...
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    of the Kanto region in the past. 1293 Kamakura earthquake 1703 Genroku earthquake 1855 Edo earthquake 1894 Tokyo earthquake 1923 Great Kantō earthquake...
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  • Kanto is a supervillain and extraterrestrial assassin published by DC Comics. Kanto first appeared in Mister Miracle #7 (March/April 1972), and was created...
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    simply "monja") is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter, popular in the Kantō region, similar to okonomiyaki, but using different liquid ingredients....
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  • Radio Nippon (redirect from Radio Kantō)
    (株式会社アール・エフラジオ日本, Kabushiki-gaisha Āru Efu Rajio Nippon), formerly Radio Kanto Co, Ltd. is a local AM radio station in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan...
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  • The Kantō Fureai Trail (関東ふれあいの道, Kantō Fureai no Michi), alternately called the Capital Region Nature Trail (首都圏自然歩道, Shutoken Shizen Hodō), is a collection...
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  • The Minami Kantō gas field (南関東ガス田, Minami Kantō gasuden) is a large gas field in Japan, east of Tokyo, in the Chiba prefecture. The basin holds the most...
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