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Sys. no.   000776558
Geo. Name    Kansai Region (Japan)
  ‫  אזור קאנסיי (יפן)
S.F. Geo. Name    Kansai-chihō (Japan)
Source Data Found   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.)
Source Data Not Fnd   Col. gaz.; Rand McNally; Web. geog.
Public Gen. Note   Here are entered works on the general area encompassing the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.
Alternate form   -- Japan -- Kansai Region
Alma MMS ID   987007555996705171