Kansai region
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Summary
Kansai region is a region of Japan[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of region of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,733 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Instance of: statistical territorial entity[5]
- Shares border with: Chūbu region[6], Chūgoku region[7], Tōkai region[8], Hokuriku region[9], Shikoku Region[10], San'yō region[11], San'in region[12], Setouchi region[13], Chūgoku–Shikoku region[14]
- Named after: sekisho[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Shiga Prefecture[16], Kyoto Prefecture[17], Osaka Prefecture[18], Hyōgo Prefecture[19], Nara Prefecture[20], Wakayama Prefecture[21], Mie Prefecture[22]
- Commons category: Kansai region[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kansai region[25]
- Population: 22,757,897[26]
- Partially coincident with: Kansai[27]
- Name in kana: きんきちほう[28]
- Different from: Kansai[29]
- Area: 27335.11 km²[30]
- Language used: Kansai dialect[31]
- Derivative work: Johto[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kansai region[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kansai region include KinKi Kids[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1993[36]; Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.[37], a major railway company[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1910[40], headquartered in Ōsaka Uehommachi Station[41]; Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library[42], a national library[43], in Japan[44], founded in 2002[45]; and 100 train stations in Kinki[46], a selection of 100[47], in Japan[48].
Why It Matters
Kansai region has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include KinKi Kids[34], a musical group[35], founded in 1993[36]; Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.[37], a major railway company[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1910[40], headquartered in Ōsaka Uehommachi Station[41]; Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library[42], a national library[43], in Japan[44], founded in 2002[45]; and 100 train stations in Kinki[46], a selection of 100[47], in Japan[48].