Kansai info
The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, HyÅgo, and Shiga. Sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Mie are also included. While the use of the terms "Kansai" and "Kinki" have changed over history, in most modern contexts the two can be considered the same.
The Kansai region is the cultural and historical heart of Japan with 11% of its land area and 24 million residents.[1] The Kinki Plain with the cities of Osaka and Kyoto forms the core of the region, from there the Kansai area stretches west along the Seto Inland Sea towards Himeji and Kobe and east encompassing Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. In the north the region is bordered by the Sea of Japan, to the south by the Kii Peninsula and Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Japanese Alps (for Kansai) or Ise Bay (for Kinki).
Bays in Kansai, Japan
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Kita-ku is located in the port city of Osaka in Japan. It is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka and a financial administration center. Kita-ku is home to many main firms headquarters....
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Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area....
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With over two million inhabitants, Nagoya is Japan's fourth most populated city. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and the principal city of the Nobi plain, one of Honshu's three large plains and industrial centers....
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Nishinomiya is a city located in Hyogo, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe....
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Surrounded by the historical cities of Kyoto and Nara to the east and Kobe to the west, Osaka is the cnter of finance, trade and cultural exchange in western Japan. The city presents visitors with an eclectic blend of the old, the new and the totally unique....
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Otsu is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. Otsu is famous because of the legendary haiku writer Matsuo Basho. He moved to Otsu after completing his pilgrimage to Ogaki, which was his favorite city....
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Owase is a city located in south of Mie, Japan....
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Suzuka is a city located in Mie, Japan...
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Toba is a small coastal city located in Mie, Japan....
Tokyo (literally, "eastern capital") is de facto capital of Japan and home to the Japanese government and emperor. It is also the nation's most populous urban area (12 million people, or about 10 percent of the country's population, live in Tokyo) and one of 47 prefectures of Japan....
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Yokkaichi literally meaning the four days market, is a city located in Mie, Japan....
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