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Geofeatures map of Kansai Kansai region, satellite photo The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world until 2022, with a centre span of 1,991 m. The Kansai region is a cultural center and the historical heart of Japan, with 11% of the nation's land area and 22,757,897 residents as of 2010. [1]
[2] The name is still used to describe part of the Kansai region, but the area of the Kinai corresponds only generally to the land of the old provinces. [1] The region was established as one of the Gokishichidō ("Five provinces and seven roads") during the Asuka period (538-710). It consisted of Yamashiro, Yamato, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi ...
The ukiyo-e art of the Kamigata area, for a long time consisted primarily of woodblock printed illustrated books (such as Amayo no Sanbai Kigen) and paintings.Single-sheet prints depicting kabuki actors, landscapes, or beautiful women (), popular in Edo beginning around 1700 did not become common in Kamigata until roughly one hundred years later.
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Keihanshin (京阪神, "Kyoto–Osaka–Kobe") is a metropolitan region in the Kansai region of Japan encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture and Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. The entire region has a population (as of 2015) of 19,302,746 over an area of 13,228 km 2 (5,107 sq mi). [3]
Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県, Shiga-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. [2] Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 as of 1 October 2015 and has a geographic area of 4,017 km 2 (1,551 sq mi).
History of the Kansai region (15 C, 1 P) Hyōgo Prefecture (16 C, 14 P) K. Keihanshin (1 C, 5 P) Kii Province (15 P) Kyoto (14 C, 13 P) ... Pages in category "Kansai ...
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