Historical sites of the Kanto Region
Kamakura Daibutsu, Kotoku-in, Kamakura-shi,
Kanagawa, Japan
The Kanto region 関東地方 is situated on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area. This region is comprised of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa Prefectures. The region is bordered by mountain ranges to the west and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the east.
The cities of the Kanto region include Tokyo and Yokohama, along with the cities of Kawasaki, Saitama, and Chiba.
Several important U.S. Military bases are located in this region, including CFA Yokosuka, NAF Atsugi, Camp Zama, and Yokohama North Dock, all in Kanagawa. All three of Japan's Self-Defense Forces have headquarters in this region: JMSDF Headquarters is located in Yokosuka (Kanagawa), JASDF in Yokota, and JGSDF in Nerima (Tokyo). The JMSDF Fleet Air Force is in Atsugi, JASDF Central Headquarters is at Iruma Air Base in Saitama, and JGSDF Eastern Army in Saitama.
Ibaraki Prefecture 茨城県
Ibaraki Tourism Guide
Ushiku Daibutsu
Shimotsuma Hometown Museum
Obata Castle Ruins
Tsukuba Wanwan Land
Site of Masakado Taira's Kamawano Inn
Hasaki's Tree
Former Nakayama Family Residence
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Flight School - Yokaren Peace Memorial Museum Kasumigaura
Other things to see in Ibaraki
Waka Castle Ruins
Tochigi Prefecture 栃木県
Tochigi Tourism Guide
Nasunogahara Museum
Yamagata Aritomo Kinenkan Memorial Museum
Common Land Settler's Memorial
Kitsunezuka Monument
Remains of Shugendo Komyo-ji Temple and Basho's Haiku Monument
Bato Kannon Monuments
Shimotsuke Yakushiji History Museum
Two trees of Kasamatsu
Other things to see in Tochigi
所名木 石塔群 Stone Pagodas
桧木沢の馬頭観音 Bato Kannon of Hinokizawa
鹿子畑翠桃邸跡と墓地 Shikanohata Suito House Site and Cemetery
余瀬の道標・二十三夜塔 Yonase Signpost and Twenty-third Night Tower
句碑解説看板 Signboard explaining the haiku monument
Gunma Prefecture 群馬県
Gunma Tourism Guide
Minowa Castle Ruins
Hodota Tombs
Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps
The Kamitsukeno-sato Museum of Archeology
Hodota Yakushizuka Tomb
Nippon Silk Center
Hodota Hachimanzuka Kofun Ancient Tomb
Grave of Nagano Narimori, said to be the lord of Minowa Castle
Other things to see in Gunma
Other things to see in Gunma
Saitama Prefecture 埼玉県
八潮市立資料館 - Yashio City Museum
Icicles of Onouchi Gorge
Former Ishikawa Group Silk Mill - Western-Style factory
Saitama Tourism Guide
Chichibuontake Shrine Kitoden
Mitomi Past and Present Village
明治天皇草加行在所記念碑 - Memorial monument to Emperor Meiji's residence in Soka
Nakamuraya Steam Bun Museum
Sayama City Museum
JASDF Iruma Air Base
Other things to see in Saitama
Statue of Admiral Togo - Togo Shrine, Saitama
Chiba Prefecture 千葉県
Visit Chiba
Inohana Castle Ruins
Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
Tokyo Bay Kannon
明治天皇大和田行在所碑 - Monument to Emperor Meiji's residence at Owada
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Kasori Shell Mounds
The Approach Tunnel to Tōrōzaka Daishidō
Inohana Castle Ruins
Chiba Port Park Seagull Plaza
Meiji Centennial Memorial Observation Tower
Jigoku Nozoki (View of Hell)
Fortress of Tokyo Bay -No.2 Sea Fort
Other things to see in Chiba
Jigoku Nozoki (View of Hell) in Kenkonzan Nihon-ji Temple
Fusehime Rouketsu monument
Kinone Pass (Boshu Ancient Road)
Tokyo Prefecture 東京都
Tokyo Guide - Go Tokyo
Nishiyama Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center
Island chains administered by Tokyo Prefecture: Izu, Ogasawara, Kazan Retto
Takiyama Castle Ruins
Bridgestone Invention Gallery
Teikyodaigaku Total Museum
Nishiyama Museum
Daijo Myoden One Character One Stone Pagoda
Hinsengumi Hometown History Museum
Tama Hills Recreation
Hino City Local Museum
Kyodo No Mori Historical Museum
Hometown Experience Center Kitakami
Fuchu Art Museum
Yokota Air Base
Other things to see in Tokyo Prefecture
石久保子育地蔵尊 Ishikubo Koiku Jizo Statue
陸軍航空工廠の碑 - Army Aviation Arsenal Monument
故陸軍歩兵二等卒加藤君墓誌銘 - Gravestone for Army Private Kato
米軍大和基地の碑 - Yamato Air Station Monument
故陸軍兵長萩堅恒雄之碑 - Monument to the late Army Corporal Tsuneo Hagiken
Metropolitan Tokyo
Tokyo Guide - Go Tokyo
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Tokyo Prefecture is most heavily populated in the 23 wards of Metropolitan Tokyo. In this simplified map, the metro is divided into six regions. Clicking on any region will bring you to the section that lists places of interest there. This site will refer to the region.
North
Arakawa, Adachi, Kita, Itabashi
Akira Yoshimura Memorial Museum of Literature
Former Sewage Pumping Station - Guided Tour of Japan's first modern sewage plant
Meiji Maru Maritime Museum
Adachi Park of Living Things
Rokucho Museum
Itabashi Botanical Garden
Itabashi Children’s Zoo
Kita City Furusato Nouka Taikenkan Museum
Kita Ward Nature Information Center
East
Edogawa, Koto, Sumida, Taito, Katsushika
Meiji Maru Maritime Museum
Sumida Cultural Assets and Regional Materials Database - temples, shrines, monuments
Sumida Heritage Museum
Former Residence of Ineko Sata
Statue of Enomoto Takeaki - Founding Father of Imperial Japanese Navy
Anchors of Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer Shiranui
Akutagawa Ryunosuke Literary Memorial
Shunkaen Bonsai Museum
Edogawa CIty Cultural Center
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Other items of interest around Atakawa, Adachi, Kita, Itabashi Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
Enkiri Enoki - Shrine for those who want to cut ties
Flame Monument - Inetsuki Nishiyama Park
Other items of interest around Edogawa, Koto, Sumida, Taito, Katsushika Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
One-time Residence of Eomoto Takeaki
明治天皇海軍漕艇天覧玉座阯の碑 - Monument to the site of the Emperor Meiji's naval rowing ceremony
North Central
Shibuya, Shinjuku, Bunkyo, Toshima Wards
Meiji Jingu Shrine and Gardens
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
Shinjuku Gyoen Cherry Tree Area
Pre-War Greenhouse Remains
Shinjuku Gyoen Museum
Printing Museum
Former Isono House
Meiji Memorial Museum
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum
Other items of interest around Shibuya, Shinjuku, Bunkyo, and Toshima Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
Marshal Admiral Togo Memorial Park
Shinjuku Gyoen Cherry Tree Area
Former Okito Gate Guardhouse - Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
明治天皇大喪儀葬場殿址 - Site of Meiji Emperor's funeral hall
明治天皇御野立所跡 - Site of Meiji Emperor's rest house
明治天皇御嶽神社御小休所阯碑 - Site of Meiji Emperor's resting place at Mitake Shrine
明治天皇射的砲術天覧所阯 - The ruins of the Meiji Emperor's Shooting and Gunnery Observation Station
Central
Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato Wards
Statue of Admiral Togo Heihachiro
Sengaku-ji Temple - 47 Ronin memorialized here
National Art Center - Tokyo
Seikado Bunko Art Museum
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
Sekka (Rai Stone)
Mori Art Museum
Roppongi Museum
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace
Other items of interest around Chiyoda, Chuo, and Minato Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
Marshal Admiral Togo Memorial Park
West
Setagaya, Suginami, Nakano, Nerima Wards
Omiya Hachiman Shrine (heart of Tokyo)
明治天皇荻窪御小休所 - Meiji Emperor's Ogikubo Rest House
Setayaga Art Museum
Okamoto Park’s Old Farm House Garden
Nakano History and Folklore Museum
South
Ota, Shinagawa, Meguro Wards
Japanese Coast Guard Ship Soya Museum
Showa Era Lifestyle Museum
Ikegami Hommon-ji
Museum of Contemporary Sculpture
Accessory Museum
Suginami Historical Museum
Toei Animation Museum
Makino Memorial Garden & Museum
Other items of interest around Setagaya, Suginami, Nakano, and Nerima Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
Marshal Admiral Togo Memorial Park
旧嵯峨侯爵邸庭石 - Former Saga Residence - Adjacent to Suginami Historical Museum
Old Iguchi Estate Gate - Adjacent to Suginami Historical Museum
Other items of interest around Ota, Shinagawa, and Meguro Wards in Metropolitan Tokyo
Marshal Admiral Togo Memorial Park
Kanagawa Prefecture 神奈川県
Kanagawa Travel Guide
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art
Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum)
Naval Air Facility Atsugi
National Film Archive Of Japan - Sagamihara Conservation Center
Sagamihara City Museum
Odawara Castle
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Kawasaki City Travel
Kawasaki City Traditional Crafts Center
The defunct Imperial Japanese Army Noborito Laboratory Museum for Education in Peace
NAF Atsugi's Haunted Tree
JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Miyagase Dam
Hakone Town History Museum
Old Tokaido Road Osawazaka
Fujiko · F · Fujio Museum
Meiji Emperor Rokugo Watari Monument
Mt. Masugata Observation Platform
U.S. Army Camp Zama
Kanagawa Prefecture Nature Conservation Center
Yadoriki Japanese Allspice Garden
Hakone Tour Site
Azabu University Life Museum
Other items of interest around Kanagawa Prefecture
Cobbled Road at Sarusawa - Laid down in Edo Period
馬立場 - Hakkoda snow march disaster incident monument
菊花の瀑石碑 - Chrysanthemum Waterfall Stone Monument
Tokaido Road - Strategic road between Edo and Kyoto via Hakone Pass
旧中村家住宅 - Former Nakamura Family Merchant House
Kassaka Archaeological Site
Yokosuka
Discover Historic Yokosuka
JMSDF Yokosuka District Headquarters
Commander, Naval Forces Japan
Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Mikasa Memorial Ship - Yokosuka
Verny Commemorative Museum
Hemi Wharf Gate Site (former entrance to Yokosuka Naval Arsenal)
Yokosuka Modern Heritage Museum Thibaudier Residence
Statue of Togo Heihachiro
Yokosuka City Museum
Yokosuka Museum of Art
Kannonzaki Battery and Kitamon Battery Remains
Cenotaph for Seamen killed in action
Kannonzaki Nature Museum
Kannozaki Park
Kamakura Daibutsu - Kotoku-in, Kamakura
Other items of interest around Yokosuka
Battleship Mutsu's 4th gun barrel
Battleship Nagato Monument
Historic Yokosuka Dry Docks (built 1871, 1884)
"Gunkan" March memorial
Mikasa Pier
Site of Acoustic Location (IJN underwater listening station)
Repose Of Souls Monument
Ruins of Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Junzaburo Nishiwaki's literary monument
Gongen Cave
Coast guard Tokyo Bay Maritime Traffic Center
Imperial Japanese Army Pier
Nakagawa Boat Station Historical Site
Goshogasaki Battery Ruins
Destroyer Murasame Memorial Monument
Wada ojizoson statue
F-1 Static Display aircraft at the National Defense Academy
Yokohama City 横浜
NYK Hikawa Maru historic museum ship
Nissan Engine Museum and Factory Tour
Yokohama Art Museum
Yokohama Marine Tower
Nippon Maru Sail Training Ship - Yokohama
Yokohama North Dock
Yokohama Red Brick District
Japanese Coast Guard Museum
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
Yokohama Port Symbol Tower
Yokohama Doll Museum
Other items of interest around Yokohama
Kozokue Castle Ruins