Kansai region
Kansai region
関西地方 | |
|---|---|
The Kansai region in Japan | |
Kansai region with prefectures | |
| Country | Japan |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,124.82 km2 (12,789.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2010) | |
• Total | 22,757,897 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Japanese |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP￥88.722 trillion US$814 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
The Kansai region (関西地方, Kansai Chihō; [kaꜜɰ̃.sai, kaɰ̃.sai tɕiꜜ.hoː] ⓘ) or the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki Chihō; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲiꜜŋ.ki, kʲiŋ.ki̥ tɕiꜜ.hoː]) lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.