Osaka

Known as the Keihanshin metropolitan area, includes the cities of Sakai, Kobe, Kyoto.

Key Venues/Clubs: Bar Rock Rock www.rockrock.co.jp, Bar Midian www.midian.jp, Big Cat www.bigcat-live.com, Billboard Live Osaka www.billboard-live.com/o_index.html, Club Metro www.metro.ne.jp, Festival Hall www.festivalhall.jp/english/, Fandango www.fandango-go.com, Grand Café www.grandcafeosaka.com, Helluva Lounge www.helluva.jp/lounge/, King Cobra www.king-cobra.net, Namba Bears namba-bears.main.jp, Namba Hatch www.namba-hatch.com

Key Radio Stations: FM Hirakata 77.9, FM802 FM 80.2, FM Osaka 85.1, FM Kyoto 89.4, Kiss-FM Kobe 89.9

Colleges and Universities: Doshisha University www.doshisha.ac.jp/en/, Kobe University www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/, Kyoto City University of Arts www.kcua.ac.jp/en/, Kyoto Institute of Technology www.kit.ac.jp/?lang=en, Kyoto University www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en, Kyoto University of Art and Design www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/en/, Osaka City University www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en, Osaka Prefecture University www.osakafu-u.ac.jp/english/, Osaka University www.osaka-u.ac.jp, Ritsumeikan University en.apu.ac.jp/