Kanto Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
one of 8 regions in Japan encompassing 7 prefectures
About Kanto
In feudal times, Kanto was the home of the Tokugawa shogunate and Edo (modern Tokyo) the military seat of power, while the western region ofKansairepresented commerce (Osaka) and culture (Kyoto). For much of Japanese history, nobody called Tokyo the capital of Japan, but the pendulum shifted decisively in Tokyo's favor after the 1868 Meiji Restoration when the Emperor moved to Tokyo, and today Kanto sets the pace that the rest of Japan tries to follow.
Kanto Travel Guide Sections
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