Kansai region

Summary

Kansai region is a region of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of region_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kansai region is located in Japan^[3].
• Kansai region is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kansai region's image is recorded as Amanohashidate view from Mt Moju02s3s4592.jpg^[5].
• Kansai region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[6].
• Kansai region's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity^[7].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Chūbu region^[8].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Chūgoku region^[9].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Tōkai region^[10].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Hokuriku region^[11].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Shikoku Region^[12].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as San'yō region^[13].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as San'in region^[14].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Setouchi region^[15].
• Kansai region's shares border with is recorded as Chūgoku–Shikoku region^[16].
• sekisho is named after Kansai region^[17].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shiga Prefecture^[18].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kyoto Prefecture^[19].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Osaka Prefecture^[20].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hyōgo Prefecture^[21].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nara Prefecture^[22].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wakayama Prefecture^[23].
• Kansai region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mie Prefecture^[24].
• Kansai region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172712319^[25].
• Kansai region's GND ID is recorded as 4690443-8^[26].
• Kansai region's locator map image is recorded as Japan Kinki Region large trans.png^[27].

Body

Geography

Kansai region is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Japan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kansai region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27335.11'}^[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+22757897'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Japan^[6] and statistical territorial entity^[7].

History and Context

sekisho is named after Kansai region^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kansai region include Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.^[30], a major railway company^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1910^[33], headquartered in Ōsaka Uehommachi Station^[34]; KinKi Kids^[35], a musical group^[36], founded in 1993^[37]; Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library^[38], a national library^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 2002^[41]; and 100 train stations in Kinki^[42], a selection of 100^[43], in Japan^[44].

Why It Matters

Kansai region ranks in the top 7% of region_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.^[30], a major railway company^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1910^[33], headquartered in Ōsaka Uehommachi Station^[34]; KinKi Kids^[35], a musical group^[36], founded in 1993^[37]; Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library^[38], a national library^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 2002^[41]; and 100 train stations in Kinki^[42], a selection of 100^[43], in Japan^[44].