The Keihanna Science City has been newly built in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, and such a large-scale development was possible, because unexpectedly few historically important sites were located in the area, although the place belongs to the Kinki region.
けいはんな学研都市は京都府南部にある新都市だが、近畿では珍しく遺跡の少ない地域であったため大規模開発が可能となった。