is an unincorporated city located in the , a border region between Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara Prefectures in Kansai region, Japan. The name is commonly shortened to or . The name Keihanna is constructed by extracting a representative kanji from Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara. It is about south of the city of Kyoto and 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.
Location
Kansai Science City is located in portions of the following eight and , in three prefectures: Osaka Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Out of these, Seika in Kyoto Prefecture is completely inside the Kansai Science City.
The overall area of the Kansai Science City is , with an estimated population of 250,000. There are 12 "Cultural and Academic Research Zones" within the Kansai Science City, encompassing , 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 2021JurisdictionOsaka PrefectureKyoto PrefectureNara PrefectureTotalHirakataShijōnawateKatanoKyōtanabeSeikaKizugawaNaraIkomaArea 15.10 km 14.70 km 15.50 km 24.42 km 25.68 km 23.62 km 14.60 km 20.50 km 154.12 kmPopulation 33,244 11,382 14,515 22,126 58,079 37,024 52,403 24,956 253,729Cultural and Academic Research ZoneHimuro & Tsuda (0.74 km) Seika & Nishikizu (5.06 km) Takayama (3.33 km) Kiyotaki & Muroike (3.40 km) Heijo & Soraku (6.26 km) Tanabe (1.00 km) Kizu (7.37 km) Minamitanabe & Komada (3.44 km) Heijo Palace Site (1.42 km) Tawara (1.27 km) Fugenji Kita-Tawara Aerial photographsNational Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photography), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Main research institutes and universities Universities Shijonawate Campus, Osaka Electro-Communication University Doshisha University - Kyotanabe Campus, Tatara Campus, and Gakken Toshi Campus Kyotanabe Campus, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Institute of Free electron laser (iFEL), Osaka Universityリンク／大阪大学 自由電子レーザー研究施設 Nara Institute of Science and Technology Seika Campus, Kyoto Prefectural University Experimental Farm, Kyoto University
Research institutes Universal Communication Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Keihanna Research Center, Kyocera - optical and electronic devices, solar cells, advanced thin-film technologies Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) Keihanna Site, Panasonic Keihanna Technology Innovation Center, OMRON International Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS)International Institute for Advanced Studies Nara Research and Development Center, Santen Pharmaceutical Rohto Research Village Kyoto Kansai Electronic Industry Development Center - supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryKansai Electronic Industry Development Center Ion Technology Center Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) - supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryResearch Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth Keihanna Campus, Riken Suntory World Research Center Nidec Center for Industrial Science Keihanna Area, NTT Communication Science Laboratories Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Other Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library Heijō Palace Keihanna Open Innovation Center @Kyoto (KICK) Keihanna Plaza
Transportation Gakkentoshi Line, West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Nara Line (JR West) Kyoto Line, Kintetsu Railway (Kintetsu) Keihanna Line (Kintetsu) Shin-Meishin Expressway Second Keihan Highway Keinawa Expressway
In 2016, a government committee planning the final Kyoto-Osaka segment of the Hokuriku Shinkansen proposed routing the new high-speed line through Kyōtanabe.
About 100 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport.
Notes
References
This article was translated from a portion of the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 10, 2006.
See also Hanshin Industrial Region Harima Science Garden City Tsukuba Science City
External links
Keihanna Science City - Public Foundation of Kansai Research Institute The Kansai Science City Construction Act - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism