Kansai region

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geographical region region of Japan

The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.

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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form Occurrences
Kansai 14
Kinki region 5
Kansai region of Japan 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of Japan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kansai region ⓘ
surface form: Kinki region
borders Chūbu region ⓘ
Chūgoku region ⓘ
capitalCityOfRegion Osaka ⓘ
contains Hyogo Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Hyōgo Prefecture

Kobe ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
Mie ⓘ
Mie Prefecture ⓘ
Nara ⓘ
Nara Prefecture ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ
Shiga ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture ⓘ
Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Wakayama

Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
hasCulturalCenter Kyoto ⓘ
Nara ⓘ
hasEconomicCenter Osaka Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Osaka metropolitan area
hasMajorAirport Kansai International Airport ⓘ
Osaka International Airport ⓘ
hasMajorPort Port of Kobe ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ
surface form: Port of Osaka
historicalCapital Kyoto ⓘ
Nara ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist temples ⓘ
Shinto shrines ⓘ
castles ⓘ
cuisine ⓘ
historic heartland of Japanese civilization ⓘ
merchant culture ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
traditional Japanese culture ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
largestCity Osaka ⓘ
locatedIn Honshu ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ
majorCity Kobe ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ
Sakai ⓘ
partOf Japanese archipelago ⓘ
regionalLanguage Osaka dialect ⓘ
surface form: Kansai dialect
timeZone Japan Standard Time ⓘ

Referenced by (238)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kansai region → alsoKnownAs → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kinki region
Hanshin Tigers → basedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Tigers → basedInRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Hanshin Tigers
Seto Inland Sea region → borders → Kansai region ⓘ
Chūgoku region → bordersRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
Terminal 2 → cityServed → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Kansai International Airport)
Tokaido Shinkansen → connectsRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
Tōkaidō Main Line → connectsRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture → contains → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Settsu region
Hyogo Prefecture → contains → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Awaji region
Port of Osaka → countrySubdivision → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kinki region
Izumi → hasCulturalRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kansai
western Japan → hasCulturalRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Japan
this entity surface form: Kansai culture area
Yao → hasEconomicRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kansai industrial area
Yodo River → hasFloodplain → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Osaka Plain
Tanimachi Line → hasLocale → Kansai region ⓘ
Honshu → hasRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kansai
Honshu → hasRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kinki
Kobe Gakuin University → hasRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
Orix Buffaloes → homeRegion → Kansai region ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture → isPartOf → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Keihanshin metropolitan area
Osaka High Court → jurisdiction → Kansai region ⓘ
Abeno Q’s Mall → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Amagasaki → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Doshisha University → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Faculty of Economics → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University
Faculty of Education → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Education, Kyoto University
Faculty of Engineering → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
Fujiidera → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Fukushima Station (Osaka) → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Gion district → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Habikino → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Hanshin Koshien Stadium → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Hanwa Line → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Harborland → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Harima-nada Sea → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Heian Shrine → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Higashiōsaka → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Hirakata → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Ibaraki → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
Imperial tombs → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kansai region of Japan
Izumi → locatedIn → Kansai region ⓘ