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The area is often known as Keihanshin (京阪神) in the Japanese Language . This name is constructed by extracting a representative Kanji from Kyoto (京都), Osaka (大阪), and Kobe (神戸), but using ''on'' readings instead of ''kun'' readings for each of the characters taken from Osaka and Kobe. 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 Hyogo Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture Nara Prefecture Shiga Prefecture Other cities TRANSPORTATION Major Airports Major Railways
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