Kansai region
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"Kansai" redirects here. For the airport, see Kansai International Airport. For the regional dialect of Japanese, see Kansai dialect.
"Kinki" redirects here. For other uses, see Kinki (disambiguation).
The Kansai region (関西地方, Kansai-chihō, [ka(ꜜ)ɰ̃sai tɕiꜜhoː] ⓘ) or the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō, IPA: [ki(ꜜ)ŋki̥ tɕiꜜhoː]) lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū.[3] The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.
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Kansai region
関西地方 | |
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 The Kansai region in Japan | |
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 Kansai region with prefectures | |
| Country | Japan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,124.82 km2 (12,789.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,757,897 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Japanese |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | JP￥88.722 trillion US$814 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
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