center (any important place)

The cities of Kyōto, Ōsaka and Kōbe (in the Kansai region). / The area around Kyōto, Ōsaka and Kōbe.

area, district, particular geographic region

center, middle, heart, core (physical center) / center, hub (most important area of activity) / crux, main point

culture

history / the study of history

earth, dirt / fabric, cloth / (game of Go) territory

Japan

(archaic) Japan

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname