North Kantō

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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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
North Kantō canonical 2
Nikkō region 1
Northern Kantō 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subregion of Japan
administrativeStatus informal geographic subregion
borderedBy Chūbu region
Tōhoku region
linked to: Tohoku
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
Mito
Utsunomiya
hasTransportInfrastructure Jōban Expressway
Jōban Line
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Kan-Etsu Expressway
Tōhoku Expressway
linked to: Tohoku Expressway

Tōhoku Shinkansen
includesPrefecture Gunma Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
knownFor Nikkō tourist area
linked to: Nikko

agricultural products
hot spring resorts
industrial clusters
language Japanese
locatedIn eastern Japan
linked to: East Japan
partOf Kantō region
regionType inland region
relativeLocation north of Tokyo metropolitan area
timeZone Japan Standard Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Kantō region hasSubregion North Kantō
Mount Nantai dominatesLandscapeOf Nikkō region
linked to: North Kantō
Ibaraki Airport servesRegion Northern Kantō
linked to: North Kantō
South Kantō borders North Kantō
前橋駅 地域 北関東
linked to: North Kantō
Nasuno regionServed northern Kantō region
linked to: North Kantō