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Hanshin Industrial Zone

industrial area, Japan
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The Keihanshin Industrial Zone is an industrial region in south-central Japan, centered around the Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. It is Japan's oldest industrial region and includes Osaka, Kyoto, and parts of Hyogo and Shiga prefectures.

Historically, Kyoto and Osaka were centers for textiles and porcelain. During the Meiji period (1868–1912), mechanization led to the establishment of cement, steel, and rubber industries in Kobe. By the 1920s, the region produced metals, steam locomotives, electrical equipment, and chemicals. After World War II, military industries shifted to producing iron, steel, machinery, and electrical appliances.

However, limited space for expansion and land subsidence have presented challenges. While large reclamation projects have been undertaken, Keihanshin has lost its leading economic position to the Keihin Industrial Zone in the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area.123

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