1The Kansai region of western Japan, centered on Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe; known for its distinct dialect and culture.
夏休みに友達と関西を旅行するつもりだ。
I'm planning to travel around Kansai with friends during summer vacation.
彼女は関西出身で、話すとすぐに関西弁だとわかる。
She's from Kansai, and you can tell right away from her Kansai dialect.
関西にはたこ焼きやお好み焼きなど美味しい粉もの料理が多い。
Kansai has many delicious flour-based dishes like takoyaki and okonomiyaki.
仕事の都合で関東から関西に引っ越すことになった。
Due to work circumstances, I ended up moving from Kanto to Kansai.
2A historical term used in old administrative systems (such as the ritsuryō era) to refer to the western part of Honshu; its boundaries don't always match the modern region called Kansai.
律令制の時代には、関西と関東という呼び方は今とは違う区分だった。
In the era of the ritsuryō system, the terms Kansai and Kanto referred to a different division than they do today.