Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe
Primary City: Osaka
Primary State/Province: Osaka
Primary Language: Japanese
Population: 18.1M
GDP: $579B β’ GDP per capita: $31,932
GAWC Class: 5
Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe metro area
34.69, 135.50Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsSports
Major League Teams/Venues
Football/Soccer β’ Japan
Vissel Kobe
Kobe β’ Level: 1
Football/Soccer β’ Japan
Cerezo Osaka
Osaka β’ Level: 1
Football/Soccer β’ Japan
Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto β’ Level: 1
Volleyball β’ Int'l Volleyball
Osaka Bluteon
Osaka
Volleyball β’ Int'l Volleyball
Osaka Sakai Blazers
Sakai
Volleyball β’ Int'l Volleyball
Suntory Sunbirds
Hirakata
Notable Venues1 venue
Baseball
Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Nishinomiya
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams4 teams
Football/Soccer β’ Japan
Nara Club
Nara β’ Level: 3
Football/Soccer β’ Japan
FC Osaka
Osaka β’ Level: 3
W Football/Soccer β’ WE League
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
Osaka
W Football/Soccer β’ WE League
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Kobe
Other Menβs Teams4 teams
Basketball β’ Int'l Basketball
Kyoto Hannaryz
Kyoto
Basketball β’ Int'l Basketball
Osaka Evessa
Osaka
Basketball β’ Int'l Basketball
Shiga Lakes
Otsu
Rugby Union β’ Dom. Rugby Union
Kobe Steelers
Kobe
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team
Major Sporting Events
Annual Sporting Events1 event
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
Baseball Final
β’ Nishinomiya
Championship Finals1 event
2007 World Athletics Championships
Athletics Major Event
2007 β’ Osaka
Complete Event Timeline1 event
2007 World Athletics Championships
Championship Finals
2007 β’ Osaka
Top Companies
| # | Company | Valuation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Life Insurance | $222B | Private |
| 2 | Keyence | $118B | Public |
| 3 | Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) | $110B | Public |
| 4 | Sumitomo Life Insurance | $96B | Private |
| 5 | Sumitomo Denki KΕgyΕ | $63B | Public |
| 6 | Nintendo | $55B | Public |
| 7 | Panasonic | $55B | Public |
| 8 | Daikin | $43B | Public |
| 9 | ORIX | $41B | Public |
| 10 | Kyocera | $31B | Public |
| 11 | Kubota | $20B | Public |
| 12 | Nidec | $20B | Public |
Total Market Cap: $1.1T across 29 companies
Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
2025 Expo 2025
Osaka β’ World Expo
2019 G-20 Osaka summit
Osaka β’ International Summit
Great Hanshin / Kobe Earthquake (1995)
Kobe β’ Historical Event
1995 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Osaka β’ International Summit
1970 Expo '70
Osaka β’ World Expo
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries5 items
Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto β’ Art
National Museum of Art, Osaka
Osaka β’ Art
National Museum of Modern Art
Kyoto β’ Art
NijΕ Castle
Kyoto β’ History
Osaka Castle
Osaka β’ History
Performing Arts Venues1 item
Osaka Festival Hall
Osaka β’ Concert Hall
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks2 items
Osaka Kaiyukan
Osaka β’ Aquarium
Universal Studios Japan
Osaka β’ Theme Park
Landmarks & Civic2 items
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Kyoto β’ Religious site
Kinkaku-ji
Kyoto β’ Religious site
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities18 entries
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Osaka Metropolitan University
Osaka, Japan
Kindai University
Osaka, Japan
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Ikoma, Japan
Hyogo Medical University
Nishinomiya, Japan
Wakayama Medical University
Wakayama, Japan
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Kwansei Gakuin University
Nishinomiya, Japan
Nara Medical University
Kashihara, Japan
Shiga University of Medical Science
Otsu, Japan
Kansai Medical University
Hirakata, Japan
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Takatsuki, Japan
Kyoto University of Education
Kyoto, Japan
Top 250 Hospitals3 entries
Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Kobe β’ Hospital
Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto β’ Hospital
The University of Osaka Hospital
Suita β’ Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport3 entries
Kansai International Airport
Osaka β’ 2 - Major International
Itami Airport
Itami β’ 3 - International
Kobe Airport
Kobe β’ 4 - Regional
Port2 entries
Kobe
Kobe β’ Container
Osaka
Osaka β’ Container
Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Kobe β’ Bridge - Suspension
Notable Train Hubs9 entries
Osaka-Umeda Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Namba Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
TennΕji Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
KyΕto Station
Kyoto β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Sannomiya Station
Kobe β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Shin-Εsaka Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Tsuruhashi Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
KyΕbashi Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Yodoyabashi Station
Osaka β’ Intercity Rail Hub
Metro System (206 stations)6 entries
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Kyoto β’ 13 stations
Keishin Line,
Kyoto β’ 7 stations
Kobe Municipal Subway
Kobe β’ 28 stations
Kobe New Transit
Kobe β’ 18 stations
Kyoto Municipal Subway
Kyoto β’ 31 stations
Osaka Metro
Osaka β’ 109 stations
Suburban Rail (1,086 stations)13 entries
Hankyu Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 91 stations
Hanshin Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 46 stations
Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 2 stations
JR West Urban Network
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 361 stations
Keihan Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 88 stations
Kinki Nippon Electric Railway (Kintetsu)
Nagoya β’ 89 stations
Kinki Nippon Electric Railway (Kintetsu)
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 185 stations
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Kitakyu)
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 4 stations
Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 46 stations
Kobe Rapid Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 11 stations
Nankai Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 99 stations
Nose Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 15 stations
Sanyo Electric Railway
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto β’ 49 stations
Stock Exchange1 entry
Osaka ExchangeΒ (OSE)
Osaka β’ Futures Exchange
Internet Exchange1 entry
JPNAP Osaka
Osaka β’ Regional IXP
Luxury Hospitality
3-Star Michelin8 entries
Hyotei
Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten
Kyoto
Mizai
Kyoto
Isshisoden Nakamura
Kyoto
Gion Sasaki
Kyoto
Kashiwaya
Osaka
Taian
Osaka
Hajime
Osaka
2-Star Michelin6 entries
Kitcho Arashiyama Honten
Kyoto
Giro Giro Hitoshina
Kyoto
Fujiya 1935
Osaka
Kashiwaya
Osaka
La Cime
Osaka
RyΕ-shΕ
Osaka
FTG 5-Star4 entries
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, A Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa
Kyoto
ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts
Kyoto
The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
Kyoto
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka
Osaka
FTG 4-Star11 entries
Dusit Thani Kyoto
Kyoto
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Kyoto
Park Hyatt Kyoto
Kyoto
SOWAKA
Kyoto
Suiran, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto
Kyoto
The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu
Kyoto
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto
Kyoto
JW Marriott Hotel Nara
Nara
Conrad Osaka
Osaka
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka
Osaka
Imperial Hotel, Osaka
Osaka