Kansai Science City (関西文化学術研究都市, Kansai Bunka-gakujutsu-kenkyū-toshi) is an unincorporated city located in the Keihanna Hills (京阪奈丘陵, Keihanna kyūryō), a border region between Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara Prefectures in Kansai region, Japan. The name is commonly shortened[a]toKeihanna Science City (けいはんな学研都市, Keihanna Gakken-toshi)orGakken-toshi (学研都市). The name Keihanna is constructed by extracting a representative kanji from Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara. It is about 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of the city of Kyoto and 30 kilometers (19 mi) east of the city of Osaka. The city was constructed to help the advancement of creative arts, sciences, and research, as well as to spur the creation of new industries and cultures.
Keihanna Science City
関西文化学術研究都市
けいはんな学研都市
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| Kansai Science City | |
Keihanna Plaza in Seika
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| Coordinates: 34°44′42″N 135°45′54″E / 34.745°N 135.765°E / 34.745; 135.765 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
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| Opened | October 1994 |
| Founded by | Azuma Okuda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.12 km2 (59.51 sq mi) |
| Population
(April 1, 2021)[2]
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| • Total | 253,729 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 128,278 | — |
| 1991 | 171,805 | +33.9% |
| 1996 | 194,514 | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 212,826 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 228,425 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 241,020 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 248,435 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 253,729 | +2.1% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Kansai Science City is located in portions of the following eight cities (市, shi) and towns (町, chō), in three prefectures:
Out of these, Seika in Kyoto Prefecture is completely inside the Kansai Science City.
The overall area of the Kansai Science City is 154 square kilometers (59 sq mi), with an estimated population of 250,000. There are 12 "Cultural and Academic Research Zones" within the Kansai Science City, encompassing 33 square kilometers (13 sq mi), with an estimated population of 100,000. Seika & Nishikizu is the central district of this city. Fugenji and Kita-Tawara are science districts in land use adjustment.
| Jurisdiction | Osaka Prefecture | Kyoto Prefecture | Nara Prefecture | Total | |||||
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| Hirakata | Shijōnawate | Katano | Kyōtanabe | Seika | Kizugawa | Nara | Ikoma | ||
| Area | 15.10 km2 | 14.70 km2 | 15.50 km2 | 24.42 km2 | 25.68 km2 | 23.62 km2 | 14.60 km2 | 20.50 km2 | 154.12 km2 |
| Population | 33,244 | 11,382 | 14,515 | 22,126 | 58,079 | 37,024 | 52,403 | 24,956 | 253,729 |
| Cultural and Academic Research Zone | Himuro & Tsuda (0.74 km2) | Seika & Nishikizu (5.06 km2) | Takayama (3.33 km2) |
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| Kiyotaki & Muroike (3.40 km2) | Heijo & Soraku (6.26 km2) | ||||||||
| Tanabe (1.00 km2) | Kizu (7.37 km2) | ||||||||
| Minamitanabe & Komada (3.44 km2) | Heijo Palace Site (1.42 km2) | ||||||||
| Tawara (1.27 km2) | Fugenji | Kita-Tawara | |||||||
In 2016, a government committee planning the final Kyoto-Osaka segment of the Hokuriku Shinkansen proposed routing the new high-speed line through Kyōtanabe.[9]
About 100 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport.
This article was translated from a portion of the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 10, 2006.
