Kansai Science City

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Keihanna Science City
関西文化学術研究都市
けいはんな学研都市
Kansai Science City
Keihanna Plaza.jpg
Keihanna Plaza in Seika
Kansai Science City
Coordinates: 34°44′42″N135°45′54″E / 34.745°N 135.765°E / 34.745; 135.765
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefectures
OpenedOctober 1994
Founded byAzuma Okuda
Area
  Total
154.12 km2 (59.51 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2021) [2]
  Total
253,729
  Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (JST)
Website www.kri.or.jp/en/
Doshisha University in Kyotanabe The Learned Memorial Library at Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.JPG
Doshisha University in Kyōtanabe

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] to Keihanna Science City (けいはんな学研都市, Keihanna Gakken-toshi) or Gakken-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.

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Location

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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 (, shi) and towns (, 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.

Areas, populations, and zones as of 1 April 2021 [1] [2]
JurisdictionOsaka PrefectureKyoto PrefectureNara PrefectureTotal
HirakataShijōnawateKatanoKyōtanabeSeikaKizugawaNaraIkoma
Area15.10 km214.70 km215.50 km224.42 km225.68 km223.62 km214.60 km220.50 km2154.12 km2
Population33,24411,38214,51522,12658,07937,02452,40324,956253,729
Cultural and Academic Research ZoneHimuro & Tsuda (0.74 km2)Seika & Nishikizu (5.06 km2)Takayama (3.33 km2)
  • (33.29 km2)
  • Population : 100,261
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)FugenjiKita-Tawara
Aerial photographs [3]

Main research institutes and universities

Universities

Research institutes

Other

Transportation

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.

Notes

    1. The Japanese form of the official name, which literally translates to Kansai Culture and Academic Research City, is substantially longer than the official English name.

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Structure and Scale of Keihanna Science City" . Retrieved September 3, 2020.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Population" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kansai Research Institute.
    3. National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photography), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
    4. リンク/大阪大学 自由電子レーザー研究施設
    5. Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
    6. International Institute for Advanced Studies
    7. Kansai Electronic Industry Development Center
    8. Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
    9. "北陸新幹線、「けいはんな」通る第3案 京都と大阪間、与党委". The Nikkei. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

    This article was translated from a portion of the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 10, 2006.

    See also