Western Japan

Summary

Western Japan is a region of Japan^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #22 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western Japan is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Western Japan's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[4].
• Western Japan's part of is recorded as Japan^[5].
• Western Japan's opposite of is recorded as Eastern Japan^[6].
• Western Japan's has part is recorded as Kansai region^[7].
• Western Japan's has part is recorded as Chūgoku–Shikoku region^[8].
• Western Japan's has part is recorded as Kyūshū region^[9].
• Western Japan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbg69r^[10].
• Western Japan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '西日本'}^[11].
• Western Japan's language used is recorded as Western Japanese^[12].
• Western Japan's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 西日本^[13].

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Geography

Western Japan is in the country of Japan^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Japan^[5].

Designation and Status

Western Japan's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Western Japan include West Japan Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[15], in Japan^[16], founded in 1987^[17], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[18] and Nishi-Nippon Railroad^[19], a major railway company^[20], in Japan^[21], founded in 1908^[22], headquartered in Q11592148^[23].

Why It Matters

Western Japan draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #22 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include West Japan Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[15], in Japan^[16], founded in 1987^[17], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[18] and Nishi-Nippon Railroad^[19], a major railway company^[20], in Japan^[21], founded in 1908^[22], headquartered in Q11592148^[23].