Kansai Science City

Keihanna Science City 関西文化学術研究都市 けいはんな学研都市
Planned community
Kansai Science City
Keihanna Plaza in Seika
Coordinates: 34°44′42″N 135°45′54″E / 34.745°N 135.765°E / 34.745; 135.765
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefectures	Kyoto Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Nara Prefecture
Opened	October 1994
Founded by	Azuma Okuda
Area [1][2]
• Total	154.12 km2 (59.51 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2021)[2]
• Total	253,729
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Website	www.kri.or.jp/en/

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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