Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area

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metropolitan area urban area

The Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in Japan’s Kansai area, centered on the cities of Osaka and Kobe and known for its dense population, industry, and cultural influence.

Aliases (19)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area → urban area →
continent	Asia →
coreCity	Kobe → Osaka →
country	Japan →
culturalCharacteristic	important cultural center of Japan →
economicCharacteristic	major commercial center → major industrial center → major logistics hub →
economicRegionOf	Kansai NERFINISHED →
economicSector	finance → manufacturing → services → shipping →
hasAirport	Osaka International Airport →
hasInternationalAirport	Kansai International Airport →
hasInternationalPort	Port of Kobe →
hasPortCity	Kobe →
knownFor	cultural influence in Kansai region → dense urban development → industrial production →
language	Japanese →
locatedIn	Honshu → Kansai region →
majorCity	Amagasaki NERFINISHED → Ashiya → Higashiōsaka → Nishinomiya NERFINISHED → Sakai → Suita NERFINISHED → Takarazuka → Takatsuki → Toyonaka →
partOf	Keihanshin metropolitan area →
populationCharacteristic	densely populated →
railHubCity	Kobe → Osaka →
region	Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED → Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED → Osaka Prefecture → Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED → Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED →
regionalDialect	Kansai dialect →
servedBy	Sanyō Shinkansen → Tōkaidō Shinkansen →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →
utcOffset	+09:00 →

Referenced by (90)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amagasaki ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Fujiidera ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Habikino ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Higashiōsaka ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Ibaraki ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Ibaraki ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Itami ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Itami ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Izumi ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Izumiotsu ("Sakai metropolitan area") → Kansai International Airport ("Greater Osaka Area") → Kashiwara ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Kobe ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Kyoto ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Matsubara ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Minato-ku, Osaka ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Minoh ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Moriguchi ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Nipponbashi Den Den Town ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Nishinomiya ("Hanshin area") → Nishinomiya ("Hanshin area") → Osaka Bay ("Hanshin Industrial Region") → Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Port of Kobe ("Keihanshin industrial region") → Sakai ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Shimamoto ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Suita ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Toyonaka ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Yao ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	partOf
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → JR West Hanwa Line ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Kobe Airport ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Nankai Main Line ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka Monorail ("Greater Osaka metropolitan area") → Sakai Tramway (Hankai Line) ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Umeda Freight Line ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Yodo River ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Yumeshima ("Kansai metropolitan area") →	regionServed
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Kansai International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka Station ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Port of Kobe ("Kobe metropolitan area") → Port of Osaka ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Yao Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	serves
Hirakata Park ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Nankai Electric Railway ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Osaka International Airport ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") → Osaka International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") → RJBB ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	servesMetropolitanArea
Amagasaki Station ("Osaka–Kobe urban area") → Kobe Airport ("Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area") → Osaka International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Port of Sakai-Semboku ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	locatedInMetropolitanArea
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. ("Kobe metropolitan area") → Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. ("Osaka metropolitan area") → New Tram ("Osaka Bay area") →	servesArea
Hanshin Koshien Stadium ("Hanshin region") → Kansai International Airport ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	cityServed
Takatsuki ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Takatsuki ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	isPartOfUrbanArea
Fujiidera ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Kashiwara ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	isResidentialAreaOf
Habikino ("Osaka metropolitan area") → Moriguchi ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	isUrbanAreaOf
Hanshin Tigers → Hanshin Tigers →	mediaMarket
Itami ("Osaka urban area") → Matsubara ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	partOfUrbanArea
Osaka Bay ("Osaka Plain") →	adjacentTo
Great Hanshin earthquake ("Hanshin region") →	affectedRegion
Izumiotsu ("Osaka urban area") →	belongsTo
Rokkō Island ("Kobe metropolitan area") →	belongsToUrbanArea
Meishin Expressway ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	connectsRegion
Fukushima Station (Osaka) ("Osaka urban area") →	fareZoneContext
Western Japan ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	hasMajorMetropolitanArea
Fujiidera ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	isCommercialAreaOf
Matsubara ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	isInMetropolitanRegion
Kashiwara ("Osaka urban area") →	isPartOf
Sakai Tramway (Hankai Line) ("Osaka–Sakai area") →	locatedIn
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies ("Kobe metropolitan area") →	locatedInUrbanArea
Osaka Metro ("Keihanshin metropolitan area") →	operatesInMetropolitanArea
Mount Rokko ("Hanshin Industrial Region") →	overlooks
JR Kobe Line ("Osaka–Kobe corridor") →	partOfCorridor
Hirakata ("Osaka metropolitan area") →	partOfMetropolitanArea
Mount Rokko ("Kobe urban area") →	separates
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ("Osaka–Kobe corridor") →	serviceArea