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Kansai

historical and cultural region of Japan, officially known within Japan as the Kinki region
AdministrativeArea historical_region Q1111292
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Summary

Kansai is a historical region[1].

Key Facts

  • Kansai is in the country of Japan[2].
  • Kansai's instance of is recorded as historical region[3].
  • Kansai's instance of is recorded as cultural region[4].
  • Kansai is part of Japan[5].
  • Kansai is the opposite of Kantō[6].
  • Kansai comprises Osaka Prefecture[7].
  • Kansai comprises Kyoto Prefecture[8].
  • Kansai comprises Hyōgo Prefecture[9].
  • Kansai comprises Nara Prefecture[10].
  • Kansai comprises Wakayama Prefecture[11].
  • Kansai comprises Shiga Prefecture[12].
  • Kansai's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 35, 'longitude': 135, 'precision': 1}[13].
  • Kansai's partially coincident with is recorded as Kansai region[14].
  • Kansai's different from is recorded as Kansai region[15].

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Geography

Kansai is in the country of Japan[2]. Kansai is part of Japan[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region[3] and cultural region[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    P14541 → 34OEjc
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Instance of → historical region, cultural region
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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