western Japan

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region of Japan

Western Japan is the southwestern portion of Japan’s main islands, commonly including regions such as Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, known for cities like Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.

Aliases (3)

Statements (105)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Japan →
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean → Sea of Japan → Seto Inland Sea →
connectedBy	Akashi Kaikyō Bridge → Kanmon Bridge → Kanmon Tunnel → Seto Ohashi Bridge →
country	Japan →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate → oceanic climate →
hasCulturalRegion	Chūgoku culture area → Kansai culture area → Kyūshū culture area → Shikoku culture area →
hasEconomicCenter	Fukuoka → Osaka →
hasHistoricalCity	Himeji → Kyoto → Nara →
hasHistoricalSite	Atomic Bomb Dome → Dazaifu Tenmangū → Himeji Castle → Itsukushima Shrine →
hasMajorAirport	Fukuoka Airport → Hiroshima Airport → Itami Airport → Kansai International Airport →
hasMajorIndustry	agriculture → automobile industry → manufacturing → shipbuilding → steel industry → tourism →
hasMajorMetropolitanArea	Keihanshin metropolitan area →
hasMajorPort	Port of Hakata → Port of Kitakyushu → Port of Kobe → Port of Osaka →
hasMajorRiver	Chikugo River → Shimanto River → Yodo River →
hasMountainRange	Chūgoku Mountains → Kii Mountains → Kyūshū Mountains →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu → Himeji Castle → Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto → Itsukushima Shinto Shrine → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range →
hasVolcano	Mount Aso → Sakurajima → Unzen →
includesCity	Fukuoka → Hiroshima → Kagoshima → Kitakyushu → Kobe → Kyoto → Nagasaki → Naha → Okayama → Osaka →
includesIsland	Kyūshū Island → Shikoku Island →
includesPrefecture	Ehime Prefecture → Fukuoka Prefecture → Hiroshima Prefecture → Hyōgo Prefecture → Kagawa Prefecture → Kagoshima Prefecture → Kumamoto Prefecture → Kyoto Prefecture → Kōchi Prefecture → Miyazaki Prefecture → Nagasaki Prefecture → Nara Prefecture → Okayama Prefecture → Okinawa Prefecture → Osaka Prefecture → Saga Prefecture → Shiga Prefecture → Tokushima Prefecture → Wakayama Prefecture → Yamaguchi Prefecture → Ōita Prefecture →
includesRegion	Chūgoku → Kansai → Kinki region → Kyūshū → Northern Kyūshū → San'in region → San'yō region → Shikoku →
knownFor	Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park → Seto Inland Sea scenery → distinct Kansai dialects → historic capitals Kyoto and Nara → hot springs such as Beppu and Yufuin →
locatedIn	Japan →
partOf	Japanese archipelago →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →
traversedBy	Kyūshū Shinkansen → Sanyō Shinkansen → Tōkaidō Shinkansen →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chūgoku region ("western Honshu") → Chūgoku region → Harima-nada Sea → Seto Inland Sea region → Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan →	locatedIn
Tsushima Current →	influencesClimateOf
Matsubara →	isInGeographicalRegion
Kashiwara →	isLocatedIn
Hiroshima High Court →	jurisdiction
Taira no Kiyomori →	powerBase
Ryukyuan languages ("Southwestern Japan") →	region
Pacific League →	regionServed
Kansai International Airport ("Western Japan") →	servesRegion