Kitai Gorod

Japanese: キタイ・ゴロド - きたいごろど
Kitai Gorod

...The time difference with Japan is 6 hours.
[City, Government]
Like many other old Russian cities, Moscow reflects its historical origins as a city with the Kremlin as its center, and the ring roads that surround the city center like the rings of a tree are centered on the Kremlin and Kitai-gorod, the former commercial and industrial district facing the Kremlin across Red Square. The outermost of these, the Moscow Ring Road (total length 109 km), has served as the city's border since 1960.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kitai-Gorod" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本との時差は6時間である。
[市街,行政]
 モスクワは,他の多くのロシアの古い都市と同様に,クレムリンからはじまったという歴史的条件を反映して,クレムリンならびに赤の広場Krasnaya ploshchad’をはさんでクレムリンと向かい合う旧商工業区キタイ・ゴロドKitai‐gorodを中心とする環状道路が樹木の年輪のように幾重にも都心部を取り巻いている。その最も外側のモスクワ環状自動車道路(総延長109km)が1960年以来,市の境界の役割を果たしている。…

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