Kansai Science City
Kansai Science City is an unincorporated city located in the Keihanna Hills, a border region between Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara Prefectures in Kansai region, Japan. The name is commonly shortened to Keihanna Science City or Gakken-toshi. 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 cities and towns, in three prefectures:- Osaka Prefecture
- *Hirakata, Osaka
- *Katano
- *Shijōnawate
- Kyoto Prefecture
- *Kyōtanabe, Kyoto
- *Kizugawa, Kyoto
- *Sōraku District, Kyoto
- **Seika, Kyoto
- Nara Prefecture
- *Nara, Nara
- *Ikoma, Nara
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.
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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, Osaka University
- 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
- 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
- Keihanna Site, Panasonic
- Keihanna Technology Innovation Center, OMRON
- 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 Industry
- Ion Technology Center
- Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth - supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 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
- Keihanna Plaza
Transportation
- Gakkentoshi Line, West Japan Railway Company
- Nara Line
- Kyoto Line, Kintetsu Railway
- Keihanna Line
- Shin-Meishin Expressway
- Second Keihan Highway
- Keinawa Expressway
About 100 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport.