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3 days ago · The Kansai dialect (関西弁, Kansai-ben, also known as Kansai-hōgen (関西方言)) is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, Kansai-ben is the common name and it is called Kinki dialect (近畿方言, Kinki-hōgen) in technical terms.
1 day ago · Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka ⓘ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).
1 day ago · With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan 's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in the Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay.
Sep 7, 2024 · Kanto refers to eastern Japan, primarily encompassing the Tokyo metropolitan area, while Kansai refers to western Japan, centered around Osaka and Kyoto. The relocation of the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo in 1868 has deeply intertwined the histories of these regions, making them the most recognized areas both nationally and internationally.
Sep 1, 2024 · Kyoto (/ ˈkjoʊtoʊ /; Japanese: 京都, Kyōto [kʲoꜜːto] ⓘ), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi, [kʲoːtoꜜɕi] ⓘ), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan 's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan.
6 days ago · Ōsaka, Japan. Ōsaka lies along Ōsaka Bay at the eastern end of the Inland Sea, on the delta of the Yodo River. Its metropolitan area is spread over the deltas and into the alluvial uplands of the Yodo, Yamato, and other rivers. Kōbe lies on the northwestern shore of Ōsaka Bay, about 20 miles (30 km) west of Ōsaka.
Sep 6, 2024 · Thanks to its connectivity to the rest of the Kansai region, Osaka can serve as a great base from which you can explore nearby destinations like Nara, famous for its temples; Kobe, named one of...
