Tokyo and surroundings (Kanto Area)

Tokyo is most known and biggest city in Japan.  This metropolis and surroundings are locating Kanto Area.

Prefectures in Kanto district

  • Chiba – suburban sprawl to the east and the site of Narita of airport fame
  • Gunma – mountains and hot springs to the north of Tokyo
  • Ibaraki – coastal prefecture containing the hometown of natto, Mito
  • Kanagawa – suburban sprawl to the south containing Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city, and Kawasaki
  • Saitama – suburban sprawl to the north containing very little
  • Tochigi – popular escape known for historical site Nikko and many hot springs
  • Tokyo - central city of Japan. one of the biggest and busiest city in the world.

Main Cities

Tokyo

Kanagawa
  • Kawasaki – suburb sandwiched between Tokyo and Yokohama
  • Yokohama - officially Japan’s 2nd largest city, in practice a giant Tokyo suburb
  • Kamakura - temple town within easy striking distance of Tokyo
Tochigi 
  • Nikko - the grandiose mausoleum of the Tokugawa shoguns
Shizuoka
  • Atami – coastal hot spring resort a short Shinkansen hop from Tokyo