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Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Prefectures 2.1.1 Other prefectures sometimes placed in Kansai 2.2 Notable cities and towns 3 Other related topics 3.1 Other regions of Honshu

Parent topics

• Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; world's second-largest economy; population about 127,000,000. [e]
• Honshu [r]: (本州 Honshuu) largest of the islands of Japan, divided into five regions and including the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima; population about 103,000,000. [e]

Subtopics

Prefectures

See also prefectures

• Hyogo prefecture [r]: (兵庫県 Hyoogo-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 5,600,000. [e]
• Kyoto prefecture [r]: (京都府 Kyooto-fu) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 2,700,000. [e]
• Mie prefecture [r]: (三重県 Mie-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 2,000,000. [e]
• Nara prefecture [r]: (奈良県 Nara-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,500,000. [e]
• Osaka prefecture [r]: (大阪府 Oosaka-fu) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 9,000,000. [e]
• Shiga prefecture [r]: (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,500,000. [e]
• Wakayama prefecture [r]: (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) area of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island; population about 1,100,000. [e]

Other prefectures sometimes placed in Kansai

• Fukui prefecture [r]: (福井県 Fukui-ken) area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island; population about 819,000. [e]
• Tokushima prefecture [r]: (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) area of Japan located on the island of Shikoku; population about 850,000. [e]

Notable cities and towns

Kyoto (city) [r]: The former capital and cultural center of Japan located in the central part of Honshu island. Is one of the country's largest cities with a population of 1,386,000. [e] Osaka (city) [r]: Japanese city located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. [e]

Nara (city) [r]: is a city of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island, capital of Nara prefecture. [e] Ise [r]: (伊勢市 Ise-shi), Japanese city best-known for its Shinto shrines; population about 100,000. [e]

Other related topics

Other regions of Honshu

Tohoku [r]: (東北地方 Toohoku-chihoo), northerly region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into six prefectures and including the cities of Sendai and Akita; population about 9,500,000. [e] Kanto [r]: (関東地方 Kantoo-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into seven prefectures and including the capital, Tokyo; population about 41,650,000. [e]

Chubu [r]: (中部地方 Chuubu-chihoo), region of Japan on Honshu island, divided into nine prefectures and including the city of Nagoya and Mount Fuji; population about 21,700,000. [e] Chugoku [r]: (中国地方 Chuugoku-chihoo), westerly region of Japan also known as Sanin-Sanyo (山陰山陽地方 Sanin-Sanyoo-chihoo) on Honshu island, divided into five prefectures and including the cities of Hiroshima and Okayama; population about 7,600,000. [e]