(from the article `Japan`) ...(`Eastern`) language. After the 17th century there was a vigorous influx of the Kamigata (Kinai) dialect, which was the foundation of standard ...chih (region), west-central Honshu, Japan. It includes the ken (prefectures) of Hygo, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama, and Mie and the fu (urban prefectures) ... [2 related articles]