Keihin region
Encyclopedia
consists of the Japanese
cities
Tokyo
, Kawasaki, and Yokohama
. The term is mostly used to describe these cities as one industrial region
. It is derived from the second character of Tōkyō, , which can be read kyō or kei, and the second character of Yokohama, , which can be read hin or hama.
The Keihin region is part of the larger Kantō region
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
cities
Cities of Japan
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Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Kawasaki, and Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
. The term is mostly used to describe these cities as one industrial region
Megapolis
Megapolis is a variant of the word megalopolis, meaning a large city or urban area.Megapolis may also refer to:* Megapolis Festival, an annual audio arts festival in the United States.* Prajay Megapolis, a large housing estate in Hyderabad, India....
. It is derived from the second character of Tōkyō, , which can be read kyō or kei, and the second character of Yokohama, , which can be read hin or hama.
The Keihin region is part of the larger Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
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See also
- Keihanshin
- Keihin Electric Express RailwayKeihin Electric Express Railway, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
- Keihin-Tōhoku Railway LineKeihin-Tohoku LineThe , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...
- Keihin Ferry BoatKeihin Ferry BoatThe is a ship operating company in Yokohama. Founded in 1963, the company operates water buses and an excursion cruise ship, both within the Port of Yokohama. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships.-Lines:...
- List of regions of Japan
- JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...