In accordance with this traditional point of view, the Hanshin Industrial Zone centered in Osaka City and Kobe City is specified as a city (urban area), and the urban area centered in Kyoto City which is not based on modern heavy chemical industries is treated separately.
この伝統的な見方に沿う場合、大阪市・神戸市を中心とした阪神工業地帯を1つの都市（都市圏）とし、近代重化学工業を基盤としない京都市を中心とした都市圏は別に扱う。