Toyko has 1/3 of the population of Japan living in it.
Kanto has one of the five Disneylands in the world
The great Kanto earthquake in 1923 claimed more than 100,000 lives (happened in the Chiba prefecture)
The Kanto region is Japan's most heavily populated region
It is the cultural, political and economic center of the nation
Land area is 32,423.90 kilometers square
Population is 42,430,822
The temperature for Tokyo is largely representative for the Kanto region (Note: the higher you get(in altitude) the colder it gets
Summers are quite hot and humid; winters are cold
Period of July-August is the hottest and is combined with typhoon season (not the best time to visit)
Kanto is usually worst hit by typhoons in August-September period
Kanto literally means "east of the barrier"
Kanto has one of the five Disneylands in the world
The great Kanto earthquake in 1923 claimed more than 100,000 lives (happened in the Chiba prefecture)
The Kanto region is Japan's most heavily populated region
It is the cultural, political and economic center of the nation
Land area is 32,423.90 kilometers square
Population is 42,430,822
The temperature for Tokyo is largely representative for the Kanto region (Note: the higher you get(in altitude) the colder it gets
Summers are quite hot and humid; winters are cold
Period of July-August is the hottest and is combined with typhoon season (not the best time to visit)
Kanto is usually worst hit by typhoons in August-September period
Kanto literally means "east of the barrier"