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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Kansai.
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Parent topics

  • Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; one of the world's largest economies; population about 125,000,000. [e]
  • Honshu [r]: (本州 Honshuu) largest of the islands of Japan, divided into five regions and including the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima; population about 103,000,000. [e]

Subtopics

Prefectures

See also prefectures

  • Hyogo prefecture [r]: (兵庫県 Hyoogo-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 5,600,000. [e]
  • Kyoto prefecture [r]: (京都府 Kyooto-fu) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 2,700,000. [e]
  • Mie prefecture [r]: (三重県 Mie-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 2,000,000. [e]
  • Nara prefecture [r]: (奈良県 Nara-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,500,000. [e]
  • Osaka prefecture [r]: (大阪府 Oosaka-fu) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 9,000,000. [e]
  • Shiga prefecture [r]: (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,500,000. [e]
  • Wakayama prefecture [r]: (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,100,000. [e]

Other prefectures sometimes placed in Kansai

  • Fukui prefecture [r]: (福井県 Fukui-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 819,000. [e]
  • Tokushima prefecture [r]: (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) area of Japan located on the island of Shikoku; population about 850,000. [e]

Notable cities and towns

  • Kyoto (city) [r]: The former capital and cultural center of Japan located in the central part of Honshu island. Is one of the country's largest cities with a population of 1,386,000. [e]
  • Osaka (city) [r]: Japanese city located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. [e]
  • Nara (city) [r]: Japanese city located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; capital of Nara prefecture and the former capital of Japan (710–784). [e]
  • Ise [r]: (伊勢市 Ise-shi), Japanese city best-known for its Shinto shrines; population about 100,000. [e]

Other related topics

  • Tokai [r]: (東海地方 Tookai-chihoo) sub-region of central Japan including Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures; population about 15,000,000. [e]

Other regions of Honshu

  • Tohoku [r]: (東北地方 Toohoku-chihoo), northerly region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into six prefectures and including the cities of Sendai and Akita; population about 9,500,000. [e]
  • Kanto [r]: (関東地方 Kantoo-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into seven prefectures and including the capital, Tokyo; population about 41,650,000. [e]
  • Chubu [r]: (中部地方 Chuubu-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into nine prefectures and including the city of Nagoya and Mount Fuji; population about 21,700,000. [e]
  • Chugoku [r]: (中国地方 Chuugoku-chihoo), westerly region of Japan also known as San-in San-yo (山陰山陽地方 San-in San-yoo-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into five prefectures and including the cities of Hiroshima and Okayama; population about 7,600,000. [e]

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