Kansai
soothren-central region o Japan's main island Honshū
(Reguidit frae Kinki region)
The Kansai region (関西地方 Kansai-chihō) or the Kinki region (近畿地方 Kinki-chihō) lies in the soothren-central region o Japan's main island Honshū.[2] The region includes the prefecturs o Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, an Shiga. Dependin on who maks the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima an even Tottori Prefectur are an aa includit. While the uise o the terms "Kansai" an "Kinki" hae chynged ower history, in maist modren contexts the uise o the twa terms is interchyngeable. The urban region o Osaka, Kobe an Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the seicont maist populatit in Japan efter the Greater Tokyo Aurie.
Kansai region 関西地方 | |
|---|---|
 The Kansai region in Japan | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27335.11 km2 (10,554.14 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,757,897 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Organisations
eedit- Kansai Ki-in - Go organisation
- Kyoto Varsity
References
eedit- ↑ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Statistics Bureau (26 October 2011). "平成 22 年国勢調査の概要" (PDF). Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kansai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 477 at Google Books.