坂東 ばんどう Meanings Noun Bandō; former name of the Kantō region See also: 関東地方 (かんとうちほう). Kanji 坂 slope 東 east. Read as トウ. Words containing 坂東 坂東三十三所 (ばんどうさんじゅうさんしょ) thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists