Kansai region
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The Kansai region or the Kinki region 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 is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world until 2022, with a centre span of 1,991 m
Himeji Castle
Daisen Kofun, the largest burial mound in the world
Hōryū-ji Golden Hall, the oldest wooden structure in the world
Osaka Prefecture
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Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometres (736 sq mi). Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south.
Image: Osaka Castle 03bs 3200
Image: Dotombori neon signs at 3rd November 2014
Image: Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Osaka Japan
Image: Tondabayashi Jinaimachi Nakaike 20080127