Kantō level
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The Kantō level ( Japanese 関 東 平野 , Kantō heiya ) is the largest level in Japan . It is located in the Kantō region named after it in the central part of the main island of Honshū . The 16,172 km² large plain extends over the prefectures of Tokyo , Gunma , Kanagawa , Saitama and Tochigi . The area is mainly shaped by the metropolitan area of Tokyo with the cities of Tokyo , Yokohama , Kawasaki , Saitama , Chiba and Sagamihara .
geography
In the north, the Kantō plain borders on the Abukuma highlands , the Yamizo mountainous regions, the Ashio mountainous regions and the Nasu volcanic complex . In the west it meets the Kantō Mountains and the Hakone Mountains. The eastern limit is formed by the coastal sections of Kashima and Kujūkuri. To the south are the Bōsō Peninsula , Tokyo Bay , Miura Peninsula and Sagami Bay . Most of the rivers originate in the northern and western elevations and flow south or east into the Pacific Ocean , Tokyo Bay or Sagami Bay. These include Tone in the center, Watarase , Kinu , Kokai , Naka and Kuji in the north, and Arakawa , Sagami and Tama in the south. The catchment areas of these rivers form the alluvial lowlands of the Kantō plain.
A large part of the plain is made up of a series of plateaus. These include the plateaus of Ōmiya, Musashino, Sagamino, Shimōsa, and Jōsō. They are divided into smaller plateaus by shallow river valleys. One of the common features is that they are covered with thick layers of clay . Volcanic ash from surrounding volcanoes such as Asama , Haruna and Akagi in the north and Hakone and Fuji in the southwest also contributed to the stratification. Of the plateaus, that of Musashino is the largest. It extends from Ōme in the west ( 190 m TP ) to Yamanote ( 20 m TP ) in the east, where it borders on the alluvial plain of the Arakawa and Sumida .
Hills in the middle of the Kantō plain stand on strata of the tertiary , like the Sayama hill country and the Tama hill country , which reach heights between 100 and 200 meters. Hills on the western edge of the Kantō plain - these include the Hiki hill country, the Koma hill country, the Kusahana hill country and the Kaji hill country - also reach heights of around 200 meters. The overall inclination of the plateaus and hilly lands is remarkable. In general, the entire region is slightly bent and centered on the Tone River and Tokyo Bay. The effects of plate tectonics cause the central region of the plain to gradually sink.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kantō Plain . In: Encyclopædia Britannica .
- ↑ a b Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
- ↑ Nihon Daihyakka Jiten
Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 140 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E