Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
eastern part; the east (of a region)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
all times and places; all ages and countries
northeastern part; the northeast
east, west, south and north
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
Tokyo Stock Price Index; TOPIX
southeastern part; the southeast
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
Tokyo Skytree (broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo)
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
north-northeast; north-north-east
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo Institute of Technology (until 2024); TIT
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections
Oriental country; the Orient
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
south-southeast; south-south-east
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
Shandong Province (China)
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
Cold War (between the East and the West)
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
Tokyo area (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba); Tokyo region
Tokyo Big Six Universities (esp. the baseball federation)
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou (China); Canton
Tokyo University of Science
going to Tokyo; going east
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo Imperial University
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Tokyo Women's Medical University; TWMU
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
Jikei University School of Medicine
Tokyu Hands (Japanese department store chain)
Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)
Tokyo University of the Arts
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; TUFS
Central and Eastern Europe
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo University of Agriculture
The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean newspaper)
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
Eastern Time (US time zone)
The Travels of Marco Polo
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; IIS
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
old Kanto-area folk songs
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Higashi-Nippon Bank, Limited
Tohoku Fukushi University
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Tonghak (19th century Korean religious movement)
Eastern European countries
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Oriental medicine; Eastern medicine
Kantō native; person from Kantō
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Tokyo Game Show (video game expo)
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
Tokyo International University
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Tokyo City University; TCU
Toyo Keizai Shinpo (former financial newspaper)
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
eastern edge; east margin
east wall; east face (of a mountain)
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
Asian history; Oriental history
eastern foot (of a mountain)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Tokyo University of Social Welfare
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Mao Zedong thought; Maoist thought; Maoism
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
Tokyo School of Fine Arts
man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)
flowing east (e.g. of a river)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
going east; heading eastward
Imperial Household Agency employee assigned to the household of the Crown Prince
Eastern philosophy; Asian philosophy
travelling east (esp. to Edo) from Kyoto
Oriental studies; Orientalism
International Tokyo Toy Show
Tokyo Tomin Bank, Limited
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Dongpo pork; Chinese pan-fried red-cooked pork squares
Toshiba Corporation; Tōshiba
salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge; color of daybreak
Eastern Standard Time; EST
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
Tohoku Institute of Technology
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
government of Tokyo Metropolis
Toyo Eiwa Women's University
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
Tokyo Polytechnic University
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
quarter-length game consisting of east round only
Yom Kippur War; fourth Arab-Israeli war (October 6-25, 1973)
east wind inclining towards the south
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine
East European Revolution (of 1989); fall of Communism
Tokyo Healthcare University
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
Tokyo University of Information Sciences
east wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles
East Asia Relations Commission
Tonghak Rebellion (of Korea; 1894)
British East India Company
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition (starting in Hyuga in 607 BCE, ending with the unification of Yamato)
Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
Eastern Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Later Han dynasty
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
Eastern Zhou dynasty (of China; 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
that goes without saying; water is wet; (lit.) when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Middle Easterner (person)
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
Eastern Jin dynasty (of China; 317-420 CE); Eastern Chin dynasty
Tokyo University of Technology
moving (the capital) east
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.; TBS
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
pung (or kong) of east tiles when east is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
Toyo Engineering Corporation
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japanese pro baseball team)
Tōkyō Yūshun (annual horse race in Fuchū); Japan Derby; Japanese Derby
Tokyo University of Art and Design
not knowing one's way around; being unfamiliar with an area; (lit.) not knowing west from east; not knowing what to do; being clueless
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
returning to an eastern place (esp. from Kyoto to Tokyo)
Shinonome Station (Tokyo)
north-northeast; north-north-east
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; CSEAS
Tohoku University of Art & Design
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
Higashi Nippon International University
south-southeast; south-south-east
esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Shingon sect
Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
Asian quarters (esp. in Brazil); Asian district
Tokyo University of Fisheries
toilet in a Zen monastery
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Tokyo Christian University
Institute of Science Tokyo
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
University of Tokyo (abbr)
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
East Asian Anti-Japan Armed Front
barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
along the east coast; along the eastern seashore
Central and Eastern Europe
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
Sanyo-Onoda City University
Erigeron thunbergii (species of flowering plant)
Toyo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology
Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector; law-enforcement post established by the Edo shogunate, tasked with policing the Kantō region
the pacific side of Japan; eastern sea; of or about Japan
Southeast University; SEU
Tokyo Women's College of Home Economics
eastern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
Toko Electric Corporation
Tōhou; Toho (film studio)
Oriental (zoogeographical region)
Azuma coat; type of coat worn over a kimono; popular in the middle of the Meiji era
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Cantonese-style wok; wok with loop handles on opposite sides
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo; ORI
Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line
Tōhoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication; RIEC
Association of Southeast Asia
not knowing one's way around; being unfamiliar with an area; (lit.) not knowing west from east; not knowing what to do; being clueless
Northeast Normal University
Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Far Eastern State University
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou (China); Canton
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan)
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma); mud skate; shark ray
small Japanese mole (Mogera imaizumii)
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)
eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Mao Zedong (1893.12.26-1976.9.9); Mao Tse-tung
Toyoko Line (between Tokyo and Yokohama)
Eastern Standard Time (US)
(baseball) game between Waseda and Tokyo universities
taking pride in something mundane, thinking it is exceptional; (lit.) Liaodong boar
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)
Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)
Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)
East is East, and West is West
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)
Protectorate General to Pacify the East (Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE)
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
first eastern wind of the year; first eastern wind of the spring
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
polar easterlies; polar Hadley cells
Far East Command; FEC; United States military headquarters in the western Pacific after World War II
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Nihon University, Toyo University, Komazawa University and Senshu University (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
Daito Bunka University, Tokai University, Asia University, Teikyo University and Kokushikan University (or Kokugakuin University) (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
medieval German eastward expansion; Ostsiedlung
eastern annex; east building
east wing (of a building); east building
Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO)
Kanto Educational Research Society
Kantoh Sociological Society
Kanto Electric Association
Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha, Limited
Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation
Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi (became Sanyo-Onoda City University in 2016)
Shandong Agricultural University
Shandong University of Technology; SDUT
New Tokyo International Airport Authority
Nishi Tokyo University of Science
Dai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Daito Woolen Spinning & Weaving Company, Limited
TOLI Corporation (interior goods manufacturer)
East Asia Friendship Enterprises Association (largely ethnic-Korean yakuza group based in Tokyo)
Toga (Japanese etymological text by Arai Hakuseki, 1719)
Tōkaisangyou Junior College
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Japanese pro baseball team)
Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Tokyo Institute of Tōrism
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.
Technos International College
Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
Tokyo Institute of Physical Education; TIPE
University of Tokyo Forests
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; TEPCO
Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. of Public Health
Tokyo Metropolitan Katsushika Commercial senior High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Educational Research and In-Service Training
Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute; IRI
Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Library
Tokyo Metropolitan Suginami Technical High School
Tokyo Nohgei Agricultural High School
Tokyo Biso Kogyo Corporation
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum; TFAM
Toshiba Chemical Corporation
Toshiba Research Europe Ltd.; TREL
Toshiba Information Systems
Toshiba Information Equipments Co., Ltd.; TIE
Toshoku (Japanese trading company)
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; Tokyo Denryoku; TEPCO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO
South-East Asian Friendship and Culture Association
Tonen Chemical Corporation
Toho Mutual Life Insurance Company
Tōhoku Semiconductor Corporation
Tōhoku English Literary Society
Koeki University; Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka College
Institute of Fluid Science Tōhoku University; IFS
Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering; NEIEP
Northeast Agricultural University; NEAU
Toyo Netsu Kogyo Kaisha Limited
Higashi Special Needs School (older name style)
Yomiuri Institute of Technology
Japan Association for Middle East Studies
Hokkaido Tokai University
Hokkaido-Tōhoku Development Finance Public Corporation
Tokyo Institute of Technology (abbr); TIT
Tokyo University of Career Development
Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
Tokyo Professional University of Health Sciences
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo
University of Tokyo Health Sciences
Suwa University of Science
Kyokutō-kai (yakuza syndicate)
The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo
Toho Junior College of Music
Tokyo Risshō Junior College
Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education
Tokyo Dental College Junior College
Tokyo College of Transport Studies
Tokyo Kasei University Junior College
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Daito flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis)
Azuma rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus); common mole
eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl
Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale
Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis)
Anemone raddeana (species of anemone flower)
Thunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)