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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Osaka Castle locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Dental University locatedIn Kansai region
this entity surface form: Kinki region
Osaka Imperial University locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Loop Line locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Monorail locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Museum of History locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka University Hospital locatedIn Kansai region
Ponto-chō locatedIn Kansai region
Port Island locatedIn Kansai region
Port of Kobe locatedIn Kansai region
Port of Osaka locatedIn Kansai region
RJBB locatedIn Kansai region
Sakai locatedIn Kansai region
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group locatedIn Kansai region
Sanyo Shinkansen locatedIn Kansai region
Shiga locatedIn Kansai region
Shiga Prefecture locatedIn Kansai region
Shimamoto locatedIn Kansai region
Shin-Osaka Station locatedIn Kansai region
Shinsaibashi locatedIn Kansai region
Shinsekai locatedIn Kansai region
South Gate Building locatedIn Kansai region
Takatsuki Arts Theatre locatedIn Kansai region
Takatsuki Jazz Street locatedIn Kansai region
Takatsuki Station locatedIn Kansai region
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel locatedIn Kansai region
Tempozan Harbor Village locatedIn Kansai region
Tenma Station locatedIn Kansai region
Tennoji Station locatedIn Kansai region
Tennoji Zoo locatedIn Kansai region
To-ji locatedIn Kansai region
Toyonaka locatedIn Kansai region
Tsukamoto Station locatedIn Kansai region
Umeda Freight Line locatedIn Kansai region
Umeda Sky Building locatedIn Kansai region
Umeda district locatedIn Kansai region
Universal Studios Japan locatedIn Kansai region
Wakayama Prefecture locatedIn Kansai region
Yamato polity locatedIn Kansai region
this entity surface form: Kinai region
Yao locatedIn Kansai region
Yasaka Shrine locatedIn Kansai region
Yodo River locatedIn Kansai region
Amagasaki Station locatedInRegion Kansai region
Ikuta Shrine locatedInRegion Kansai region