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Ōsaka-Kōbe-Kyōto is the name of a metropolitan area that is centered around the cities of Osaka in the Osaka prefecture, Kobe in the Hyogo prefecture, and Kyoto in the Kyoto prefecture. This area has a population of 17,510,000 over an area of 11,170 square kilometers. The centre of this metropolian area is Osaka City. It is the world's ninth most populated metropolitan area. It is also Japan's second most populated metropolitan area after the Greater Tokyo Area, containing roughly 15% of Japan's population.
The area is often known as Keihanshin (京阪神) in the Japanese language. This name is based on the kanji of Kyoto (京都), Osaka (大阪), and Kobe (神戸), with on readings instead of kun readings.
Prefectures
Cities
In addition to the three major cities of Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto, the official metropolitan area (2000 census definition) includes the following cities:
Osaka Prefecture
- Daito
- Fujiidera
- Habikino
- Hannan
- Higashiosaka
- Hirakata
- Ibaraki
- Ikeda
- Izumi
- Izumiotsu
- Izumisano
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- Kadoma
- Kaizuka
- Kashiwara
- Katano
- Kawachinagano
- Kishiwada
- Matsubara
- Minoo
- Moriguchi
- Neyagawa
- Osakasayama
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- Sakai
- Sennan
- Settsu
- Shijonawate
- Suita
- Takaishi
- Takatsuki
- Tondabayashi
- Toyonaka
- Yao
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Hyogo Prefecture
- Aioi
- Akashi
- Amagasaki
- Ashiya
- Awaji
- Himeji
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- Itami
- Kakogawa
- Kasai
- Kawanishi
- Miki
- Nishinomiya
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- Ono
- Sanda
- Sasayama
- Takarazuka
- Takasago
- Tatsuno
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Kyoto Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
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- Kashihara
- Katsuragi
- Nara
- Sakurai
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- Tenri
- Yamatokoriyama
- Yamatotakada
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Shiga Prefecture
- Higashi-omi
- Hikone
- Koga
- Konan
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- Kusatsu
- Moriyama
- Omihachiman
- Otsu
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Other cities
- Hashimoto (Wakayama prefecture)
- Iga (Mie prefecture)
- Nabari (Mie prefecture)
Transportation
Major Airports
Major Railways
