Kansai region

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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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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

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Izumiotsu locatedIn Kansai region
JR Kobe Line locatedIn Kansai region
JR Kyoto Line locatedIn Kansai region
JR Takarazuka Line locatedIn Kansai region
JR West Hanwa Line locatedIn Kansai region
Jidai Matsuri locatedIn Kansai region
Kamo River locatedIn Kansai region
Kansai Airports locatedIn Kansai region
subject surface form: Kashiwara
Kashiwara locatedIn Kansai region
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe locatedIn Kansai region
Kishiwada locatedIn Kansai region
Kitashinchi Station locatedIn Kansai region
Kyobashi Station locatedIn Kansai region
Kyocera Dome Osaka locatedIn Kansai region
Kyodai locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto Imperial Palace locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto Prefecture locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto Station locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto University locatedIn Kansai region
KU locatedIn Kansai region
subject surface form: Kyoto University
Maishima Arena locatedIn Kansai region
Matsubara locatedIn Kansai region
Meriken Park locatedIn Kansai region
Mie Prefecture locatedIn Kansai region
Minato-ku locatedIn Kansai region
subject surface form: Minato-ku, Osaka
Minoh locatedIn Kansai region
Motomachi locatedIn Kansai region
Namba locatedIn Kansai region
Namba Grand Kagetsu locatedIn Kansai region
Namba Station locatedIn Kansai region
Namba Yasaka Shrine locatedIn Kansai region
Naniwa-ku locatedIn Kansai region
Nankinmachi Chinatown locatedIn Kansai region
Nanzen-ji locatedIn Kansai region
Nara locatedIn Kansai region
Nara Prefecture locatedIn Kansai region
New Tram locatedIn Kansai region
Nijō Castle locatedIn Kansai region
Nishinomaru Garden locatedIn Kansai region
subject surface form: Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya locatedIn Kansai region
Omihachiman, Japan locatedIn Kansai region
subject surface form: Omihachiman
Osaka locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Bay locatedIn Kansai region