Translation guide
Refers to the eight historical provinces of the Kantō region during the Edo period: Musashi, Sagami, Kōzuke, Shimotsuke, Kazusa, Shimōsa, Awa, and Hitachi. This is a fixed historical term with a direct Japanese equivalent.
Referring to the set of eight provinces that made up the Kantō region in the Edo period.
The standard historical term for the eight Kantō provinces. Literally 'the eight provinces of the barrier' (referring to the Hakone barrier). Used in historical contexts.
関八州は江戸時代の行政区画です。
The eight Kantō provinces were the administrative divisions of the Edo period.
An archaic term using the old name for the Kantō region (坂東). Mostly found in historical or literary texts.
坂東八州の武士たちが集まった。
The warriors of the eight Kantō provinces gathered.
This term is specific to the Edo period. In modern contexts, the Kantō region is usually referred to as 関東地方 (かんとうちほう) and consists of different prefectures. Use 関八州 only when discussing historical geography.
A more explicit term meaning 'the eight provinces of Kantō'. Slightly less common than 関八州 but clearer.
関東八州の地図を見てみましょう。
Let's look at a map of the eight Kantō provinces.