Information of Kansai area

The Kansai Region, a Melting Pot of Unique Cities
Kansai is situated virtually in the center of the Japanese archipelago. Conveniently located to the east of Eurasia and blessed with land and sea traffic contacting the Sea of Japan, the Seto inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Kansai Region has long flourished as the economic and cultural hub of Japan. This is an area comprised of a mix of unique cities. It boasts the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto as well as Osaka, where the culture of common peaple has long prospered, and of course Kobe, which has prospered as an international port city ever since Japan's leap into the modern world.
The nine-prefecture Kansai Region is inhabited by some 24 million individuals. Its economic ranks second in Japan next to Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Reinforced by its long-accumulated technology and culture, it goes without saying that it is aggressively branching out into leading-edge industries and business activities on the global scale.

A Large-scale Economic Bloc Centering on Osaka, a Center of Mercantile
Centered about the activities in Osaka, the Kansai region can lay claim to an economy of immense proportions.In terms of commerce, its fabrics and chemical products enjoy a huge share of the domestic market. Via an active influx of foreign capital, general trading companies are launching new businesses to meet the needs of the time.

The Nakanoshima Business District, heart of the osakan economy

International market place, Asia and Pacific Trade Center(Osaka City)

The internationally popular Nihonbashi Den Den Town(Osaka City)

Rinku Town, striving to develop into a new and exciting international urban center(Osaka Prefecture)

Unique Production Techniqoes Reinforced by Tradition
In the kansai Region, where craftwork traditions have been handed down for generations, drawing techniques along with skills in dyeing, ceramics, cutting tools and more have also developed. These have, as a result, effectively provided support to the apparel and machinery industries. Today, the region's core industry has shifted to the manufacturing of electric appliances. Furthermore, its SMEs are gaining worldwide recognition in the cutting edge biotechnology and new material development industries.

Technical Support Center for new material development

Kyoyuzen, traditional hand-drawn dyeing

Kansai is a Hub of World Class Academic Research Institutes and Highly Unique Universities
Kansai abounds in enterprising spirit, attracting leading academic research institutes and universities that undertake original, groundbreaking research. As the leader of a japan that is pursuing a technology-equipped nation, it is promoting local consortiums that include industry-academic joint research projects.

Harima Science Garden City：
an urban development being molded to take its position as a mecca of optical technology

Kansai Science City：
a research organization complex to which researchers from all over the world flock

Sight-seeing Guidance of Various Cities in Kansai District

There are many sightseeing spots in various cities around Kansai Intﾕl Airport. Click on the name of each city to see the spots.

From Kansai Intﾕl Airport, Chitose or Fukuoka being each end of Japan is quite near. It is very convenient because both of the moving distance and time for transit within the airport are very short.