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KYOTO OSAKA

A prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of A prefecture located in the Kansai region of Honshu. C h
the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyo- The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of the a
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Total Area: 4,612.71 km2 (1,780.98 sq mi) Total Area: 1,899.28 km2 (733.32 sq mi) r

Total Population: 861,502 Total Population: 1,337,457

Major Cities: Major Cities:

Ayabe Maizuru Daito Kadoma Osakasayama
Fukuchiyama Miyazu Fujiidera Kaizuka Sakai

Joyo Muko Habikino Kashiwara Sennan
Kameoka Nagaokakyo Hannan Katano Settsu

Kizugawa Nantan Higashiosaka Kawachinagano Shijonawate

Kyotanabe Uji Hirakata Kishiwada Suita
Kyotango Yawata Ibaraki Matsubara Tak

Kyoto (capital) Ikeda Minoh Takaishi

Economy: Izumi Moriguchi Tondabayashi
Izumiotsu Neyagawa Toyonaka
Northern Kyoto on the Tango Peninsula has fishing
and water transportation, while midland Kyoto has Izumisano Osaka (capital) Yao
agriculture and forestry.
Economy:
Customs and Heritage:
Historically, Osaka was the center of commerce in
-With its 2000 religious places, 1600 Buddhist tem- Japan, especially in the middle and pre-modern ages.
ples, and 400 Shinto shrines, as well as its intact pal- Nomura Securities, the first brokerage firm in Japan,
aces, gardens, and architecture, it is one of the best was founded in the city in 1925, and Osaka still hous-
preserved prefectures in Japan. es a leading futures exchange.
-Daigo-ji: A Shingon Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Ja- Customs and Heritage:
pan. Its main devotion is Yakushi.
-Shitenno-ji: A Buddhist temple in Osaka.
-Kinkaku-ji ‘Temple of the Golden Pavilion’-
officially named Rokuon-ji (meaning ‘Deer Garden -Kanshin-ji: A temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka
Temple’), it is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Ja- -Sumiyoshi Taisha: also known as Sumiyoshi Grand
pan. Shrine, is a Shinto shrine, located in Sumiyoshi ward
in the city of Osaka, is the main shrine of all the
-Maizuru Port: Mainly an international container ter- Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan.
minal and ferry route to Otaru.
-Kishiwada Castle: Also known as Chikiri Castle: it
-Ryoan-ji ‘The Temple of the Dragon at Peace’- a was erected in 1597.
Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan.
-The azuki bean: An annual vine, grown throughout
-Saiho-ji- a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in
Kyoto, Japan. East Asia and the Himalayas.

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