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The total population of the Kansai region was 22,754,000 in 2006.<ref>''Japan Statistical Yearbook'': '[http://www.stat.go.jp/data/nenkan/zuhyou/y0203000.xls Population by Prefecture 1920-2006]'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.</ref> The area forms part of an urban corridor running north-eastwards towards [[Tokyo]] via the [[Chubu]] and [[Kanto]] regions; this makes Kansai part of one of the most densely-populated areas of the world, home to over half the country's population.<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070803a2.html Population shrinks again despite increase in births]'. 3rd August 2007.</ref> | The total population of the Kansai region was 22,754,000 in 2006.<ref>''Japan Statistical Yearbook'': '[http://www.stat.go.jp/data/nenkan/zuhyou/y0203000.xls Population by Prefecture 1920-2006]'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.</ref> The area forms part of an urban corridor running north-eastwards towards [[Tokyo]] via the [[Chubu]] and [[Kanto]] regions; this makes Kansai part of one of the most densely-populated areas of the world, home to over half the country's population.<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070803a2.html Population shrinks again despite increase in births]'. 3rd August 2007.</ref> | ||
==Regions and cities== | |||
===Kyoto prefecture (京都府 ''Kyooto-fu'')=== | |||
{{main|Kyoto prefecture}} | |||
====Kyoto (京都市 ''Kyooto-shi'')==== | |||
{{main|Kyoto}} | |||
===Osaka prefecture (大阪府 ''Oosaka-fu'')=== | |||
{{main|Osaka prefecture}} | |||
====Osaka (大阪市 ''Oosaka-shi'')==== | |||
{{main|Osaka}} | |||
===Mie prefecture (三重県 ''Mie-ken'')=== | |||
{{main|Mie prefecture}} | |||
Mie's best-known site is the city of [[Ise]] (伊勢市 ''Ise-shi'') and its [[Shinto]] (神道 ''Shintoo'') shrines; these are collectively referred to as the 'Ise Shrine' (伊勢神宮 ''Ise-jinguu'') and are considered the centre of Japan's native [[religion]]. | |||
===Nara prefecture (奈良県 ''Nara-ken'')=== | |||
{{main|Nara prefecture}} | |||
===Hyogo prefecture (兵庫県 ''Hyoogo-ken'')=== | |||
{{main|Hyogo prefecture}} | |||
===Shiga prefecture (滋賀県 ''Shiga-ken'')=== | |||
{{main|Shiga prefecture}} | |||
===Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県 ''Wakayama-ken'')=== | |||
{{main|Wakayama prefecture}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 03:46, 25 March 2008
Kansai (関西地方 Kansai-chihoo), also known as Kinki (近畿地方 Kinki-chihoo), is a region of Japan located on Honshu island. It consists of seven administrative areas (prefectures), and is home to the cities of Kyoto and Osaka, among others.
The exact borders of Kansai and the difference, if any, from the term 'Kinki' is a matter of some controversy. Six prefectures are indisputably within Kansai: Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Shiga and Wakayama. Mie prefecture is also generally identified as part of Kansai, as are sometimes Fukui and Tokushima.[1]
The total population of the Kansai region was 22,754,000 in 2006.[2] The area forms part of an urban corridor running north-eastwards towards Tokyo via the Chubu and Kanto regions; this makes Kansai part of one of the most densely-populated areas of the world, home to over half the country's population.[3]
Regions and cities
Kyoto prefecture (京都府 Kyooto-fu)
Kyoto (京都市 Kyooto-shi)
Osaka prefecture (大阪府 Oosaka-fu)
Osaka (大阪市 Oosaka-shi)
Mie prefecture (三重県 Mie-ken)
Mie's best-known site is the city of Ise (伊勢市 Ise-shi) and its Shinto (神道 Shintoo) shrines; these are collectively referred to as the 'Ise Shrine' (伊勢神宮 Ise-jinguu) and are considered the centre of Japan's native religion.
Nara prefecture (奈良県 Nara-ken)
Hyogo prefecture (兵庫県 Hyoogo-ken)
Shiga prefecture (滋賀県 Shiga-ken)
Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken)
Footnotes
- ↑ This article assumes that Kansai comprises seven prefectures, excluding Fukui (in the Chubu region) and Tokushima (on the island of Shikoku). Official Mie prefectural information, however, suggests that Mie is in both Kansai and Chubu. See Mie Prefecture: 'Mie's Location'.
- ↑ Japan Statistical Yearbook: 'Population by Prefecture 1920-2006'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.
- ↑ Japan Times: 'Population shrinks again despite increase in births'. 3rd August 2007.