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The word ki (畿) in Kinki is also read in Japanese as miyako meaning capital. It stems from the fact that up until the Edo era Japan's capital was located in this region. In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... The Edo period (Japanese: 江戸時代, Edo-jidai), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1867. ...

The Kansai region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Shiga. The Kansai region is often compared (yet more often contrasted) with the Kantō region, which lies to the east and is comprised primarily of Tokyo and the surrounding area. The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in... Nara Prefecture (奈良県; Nara-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu Island, Japan. ... Wakayama Prefecture ) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Mie Prefecture (三重県; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Kyōto Prefecture (京都府; Kyōto-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Osaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Shiga Prefecture from outer space. ... Kantō region, Japan The Kantō region (Japanese: 関東地方, Kantō-chihō) is a geographical area of HonshÅ«, the largest island in Japan. ... Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ...

Whereas the Kanto region is symbolic of standardization throughout Japan (from the government to economics to the language), the Kansai region displays many more idiosyncrasies through the culture in Kyoto, the mercantilism of Osaka, the history of Nara, the internationality of Kobe, and the distinct dialect (Kansai-ben) heard through the seven prefectures. This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... , Nara ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan, near Kyoto. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Kansai-ben (Japanese: 関西弁, -ben dialect) is a distinct group of related Japanese dialects found in the Kansai region of Japan. ...

The Kansai region is the mainstay of the counterculture to the Kanto region (Tokyo and Yokohama), and can be said to define the character of Western Japan. In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group whose values and norms run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition or swimming against the tide. ... Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ... Yokohama City Hall Mayor Hiroshi Nakada Address 〒231-0017 Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Minato-cho 1-1 Phone number 045-671-2121 Official website: Yokohama City Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. ...

History

Kinai (畿内) is a historical region of Japan. Its name literally means "inside the capital." It consisted of the following five provinces: Yamato, Yamashiro, Kawachi, Settsu and Izumi. Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of Kuni (国, Countries). ... Yamato (大和) is a province of Japan, which covers area of present Nara Prefecture. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Kawachi (河内国; -no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today composes the south-eastern part of Osaka Prefecture. ... Settsu province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni), Tsu province (津国, Tsu no kuni), or Sesshu (æ‘‚å·ž, SesshÅ«) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. ... Izumi (和泉国; -no kuni) or Senshu (泉州 senshÅ«) was a province of Japan, which today composes the south-western part of Osaka Prefecture (not including the city of Osaka itself). ...

Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe belonged to Kinai, now Kinai means Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto (Keihanshin) area, the center of Kansai region. Ōsaka-Kōbe-Kyōto is the name of a metropolitan area that is centered around the cities of Osaka in the Osaka prefecture, Kobe in the Hyogo prefecture, and Kyoto in the Kyoto prefecture. ...

Kinki (近畿) literally stands for "the neighbourhood of the capital".

Kansai (関西) which literally means "west of the checkpoints", whose location moved eastward through the history. Multiple definitions of the area of Kinki and Kansai partially come from the ambiguity of the neighbourhood and relocation of the checkpoints. The term checkpoint may refer to: A place at which vehicles or pedestrians are stopped in order to enforce laws or security measures. ...

Dialect

The dialects of the people of the Kansai region have their own variations of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar which are unique to the region. Kansai-ben is a term referring to the group of dialects spoken in Kansai. This dialect is especially strong in cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Otsu. The Kansai-ben group of dialects can be further subdivided into recognizable dialects such as Osaka-ben and Kyoto-ben. The Japanese language, in addition to to Standard Japanese (Hyōjungo, 標準語), which most closely resembles Tokyo speech, has dozens of regional dialects. ... Kansai-ben (Japanese: 関西弁, -ben dialect) is a distinct group of related Japanese dialects found in the Kansai region of Japan. ... , Ōtsu (Japanese: 大津市, Ōtsu-shi) is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. ...

Universities

• Doshisha University (Private University)
• Kansai University (Private University) [1]
• Kansai Gaidai University (Private University)
• Kinki University (Private University) [2]
• Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (Municipal University)
• Kobe City College of Nursing (Municipal University)
• Kobe University (National University)
• Konan University (Private University) [3]
• Kyoto City University of Arts (Municipal University)
• Kyoto Institute of Technology (National University)
• Kyoto Prefecture University (Prefectural University)
• Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (Prefectural University)
• Kyoto Sangyo University (Private University) [4]
• Kyoto University (National University)
• Kyoto University of Education (National University)
• Kwansei Gakuin University (Private University) [5] (the name is a variant romanization of Kansai)
• Marine Technical College (Governmental College)
• Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology (Private University) Univ.-Website
• Nara Medical University (Prefectural University)
• Nara Prefectual University (Prefectural University)
• Nara University of Education (National University)
• Nara Women's University (National University)
• Osaka Kyoiku University (National University)
• Osaka University (National University)
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies (National University) [6]
• Osaka City University (Municipal University)
• Osaka Prefecture University (Prefectural University) [7]
• Ritsumeikan University (Private University)
• Ryukoku University (Private University) [8]
• Shiga University (National University)
• Shiga University of Medical Science (National University)
• University of Hyogo (Prefectural University) [9]
• University of Shiga Prefecture (Prefectural University)
• Wakayama Medical University (Prefectural University)
• Wakayama University (National University)

Doshisha University (同志社大学 Dōshisha Daigaku; abbreviated to 同大 Dōdai) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. ... Kansai University (関西大学 Kansai Daigaku; abbreviated to KU and 関大 Kandai) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka . ... Main Entrance, Nakamiya campus Kansai Gaidai University (関西外国語大学 Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku) is located in Hirakata, Japan. ... Kinki University ), or Kindai ), is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan and in five other locations: Nara City; Osakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka. ... Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... Kobe University in Japan (神戸大学 Kobe Daigaku, abbreviated to 神大 Shindai) is one of the top-rating national universities. ... Overview Konan University is a university located on the slopes of Rokko Mountain in the Higashi-Nadaku ward of the city of Kobe, Japan. ... The Clocktower Kyoto University (Japanese: 京都大学, Kyōto Daigaku; abbreviated to 京大, Kyōdai) in Kyoto, Japan, is the second oldest university and one of leading research universities in the country, having a total of roughly 22,000 students. ... Kwansei Gakuin University ), colloquially abbreviated to KG ), is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Nishinomiya, Sanda, and Osaka City, Japan. ... Osaka University (大阪大学 ÅŒsaka Daigaku; abbreviated to 阪大 Handai) is a public coeducational research university in Suita, Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka University of Foreign Studies (大阪外国語大学, ÅŒsaka Gaikokugo Daigaku; abbreviated to ÅŒsaka Gaidai (大阪外大) or Hangaidai (阪外大) or Daigaidai (大外大)) is a public coeducational research university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka City University (大阪市立大学 ÅŒsaka Shiritsu Daigaku, in southern Osaka sometimes abbreviated to 市大 Ichidai or Shidai) is one of the municipal universities in Japan. ... Osaka Prefecture University (大阪府立大学 Ōsaka Furitsu Daigaku, in southern Osaka somtimes abbreviated to 府大 Fudai) is one of the largest public universities in Japan. ... Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学 Ritsumeikan Daigaku; abbreviated to Rits and 立命 Ritsumei) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. ... The Wakayama University is a university located in Wakayama, Japan. ...

Airports

The region has three major airports:

• Kansai International Airport, south of Osaka, which handles some domestic and all of the international traffic. It is famous for being built on an artificial island.
• Osaka International Airport, in Itami and Toyonaka, handles most of the domestic traffic
• Kobe Airport, on another artificial island in Kobe, handling domestic traffic. This newest airport opened February 16, 2006.

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• Nanki-Shirahama Airport, in Shirahama, Wakayama, handles scheduled flights between Tokyo and scenic flights mainly for tourists
• Tajima Airport, in Toyooka, Hyogo, handles commuter services between Osaka International Airport
• Yao Airport, in Yao, Osaka, for general aviation and no scheduled transport services

Nanki-Shirahama Airport (南紀白浜空港 Nanki-Shirahama KÅ«kō) is in Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. ... Shiraha beach, Shirahama, Wakayama-ken, Japan Shirahama (白浜町; -cho) is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan. ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the main airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Lage von Toyooka Takeno Beach Toyooka (豊岡市; -shi) is a city located in the northern part of Hyogo, Japan. ... Yao Airport (八尾空港 Yao-kuko, ICAO airport code RJOY) is a general aviation airport in Yao, Osaka prefecture, Japan. ... Yao (八尾市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... General aviation (abbr. ...

See also

• Geography of Japan
• List of regions in Japan
• naa (なぁ or なー, Osaka dialect) -- One of the ten non-English words that were voted hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British translation company. (see Words hardest to translate)
• Gokishichido

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External links

• Kansai travel guide from Wikitravel
• KansaiConnect Community for English speakers interested in the Kansai region.
• KansaiSearch English search engine for the Kansai region.

Divisions of Japan

Regions: Hokkaido | Tohoku | Kantō | Chūbu (Hokuriku - Koshinetsu - Tokai - Chukyo) | Kansai | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyushu | Ryukyu Prefectures: Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi Cities designated by government ordinance 23 wards of Tokyo | Chiba | Fukuoka | Hiroshima | Kawasaki | Kitakyushu | Kobe | Kyoto | Nagoya | Osaka | Saitama | Sakai | Sapporo | Sendai | Shizuoka | Yokohama

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