Kansai, Japan. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing the Kansai region of Japan, with the surrounding regions shaded out. Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Kansai lies in the southern-central region of Honshu, Japan's largest island. The Sea of Japan (blue, upper left) and Pacific Ocean (blue lower right) can also be seen. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites, in 2000 Images highlighting all other regions of this country are available. For further information please contact SPL.