關東 (pinyin: Guān dōng; Wade–Giles: Kwan1Tung1; Hanja for Hangul: 관동 Gwan dong), 关东 (Simplified Chinese), or 関東 (Japanese Kanto), all literally meaning East of the Pass, may refer to the following:

  • Manchuria, a region historically called as Guandong in Northeastern China
    • Kwantung Army (Japanese: 関東軍 Kantōgun), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army
    • Kwantung Leased Territory (Japanese: 関東州 Kantōshū), a Japanese possession in Northeastern China until the end of World War II
  • Kanto, several regions in Japan
  • Gwandong, a region in both North and South Korea

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