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The Kansai region ( ?西地方 , Kansai-chih? ) is one of Japan 's traditional regions [1] The area is also known as the Kinki region ( 近畿地方 , Kinki-chih? ) [2] or as the Kinai ( 畿? ) . [3] The Japanese conventions of geography and history divide the nation into eight regions, including the Kansai region. [4] These have been used since 1905 as basic units for description and comparison. [5] and as cultural markers.

The regions of Japan are a fusion of historical divisions and modern administrative needs". [6] The significance of the region in Japan is geographical , cultural and administrative . [7]

History [ change | change source ]

In the late 7th century, the Kinki region were identified as one of the eight largest administrative areas of the Imperial system ( ritsuryo seido ).

Gokishichid? is an ancient system of names for parts of the country, including Kinki or Kansai . [8] Kansai covers the area around the capital city of Kyoto on the island of Honsh? [9] in roughly the same area as the traditional Kinki .

In the Meiji period , the modern regional system was made by Imperial decree. Japan was divided into regions ( chih? Archived 2017-03-24 at the Wayback Machine ), including the Kinki region. A regional council ( chih? gy?sei ky?gisai ) was headed by the governor of the most powerful prefecture in the regional grouping . The council also included regional chiefs of central government ministries. [10]

Table: Kansai region [ change | change source ]

Province Province capital
Pre-modern regions 		Prefecture Prefecture capital
Regions today 		Notes
Izumi [11] Kinai Osaka Osaka Kansai created in 716 from Kawachi, then rejoined back in 740, later re-split in 757
Kawachi [12] Kinai Osaka Osaka Kansai
Settsu [13] Osaka Kinai Hy?go ; Osaka Kobe ; Osaka Kansai
Yamashiro [14] Kyoto Kinai Kyoto ; Nara Kyoto ; Nara Kansai
Yamato [15] Wakigami Kinai Nara Nara Kansai northern Nara without Yoshino

Over time, Kansai has developed its own regional dialects, customs and unique traditional culture. [16]

Related pages [ change | change source ]

Regions in the context of modern prefectures:
Kinai T?kaid? T?sand? Hokurikud?
San'ind? San'y?d? Nankaid? Saikaid?

Places named with Kansai [ change | change source ]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 242. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 522. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  3. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 521. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  4. ↑ Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan (LOC), "Geographic Regions" ; "The islands of Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu each form a region, and the main island of Honshu is divided into five regions". Retrieved 2012-4-15.
  5. ↑ Tames, Richard (2008). A Traveller's History of Japan . Interlink Books. p. 264. ISBN   978-1-56656-404-5 .
  6. ↑ Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), "Regions of Japan" . Retrieved 2012-4-15.
  7. ↑ Brandt, Kim (2007). Kingdom of Beauty: Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in Imperial Japan . Duke University Press. pp. 218?219. ISBN   978-0-8223-8954-5 .
  8. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 255. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  9. ↑ LOC, "Kinki" . Retrieved 2012-4-15.
  10. ↑ Steiner, Kurt (1965). Local Government in Japan . Stanford University Press. p. 62. ISBN   978-0-8047-0217-1 .
  11. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 780. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  12. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 496. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  13. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 846. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  14. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 1045. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  15. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press. p. 1046. ISBN   978-0-674-01753-5 .
  16. ↑ Web-Japan.org, "Regions of Japan" . Retrieved 2012-4-15.

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