Kansai Region (Japan)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אזור קאנסיי (יפן)
Name (Latin)
Kansai Region (Japan)
Other forms of name
Kansai-chihō (Japan)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q164256
Library of congress: sh 86004395
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Buyōdō. Dōro chizu, Kansai, 1961.
  • BGN, Nov. 19, 1985(Kansai-chihō, region, 34⁰40ʹN, 135⁰30ʹE, encompasses Kyōto, Ōsaka, and Kobe area)
  • GEOnet, Sept. 20, 2004(Kinki-chiō, rgn, 35⁰00ʹ00ʺN 135⁰30ʹ00ʺE, variant Kansai)
  • Kodansa encyc.(Kansi: a term loosely applied to the area centering on the cities of Ōsaka, Kyōto, and Kobe. It is sometimes defined as coterminous with the Kinki Region, but the latter is an official geographic designation with clearly defined boundaries. The term Kansai is rather a cultural and historical one, the definition of which has changed over the years.)
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