Mostly I want to go to a place in the Kansai region, so I was thinking about having Osaka as my top choice and then another Kinki prefecture for my second choice, but then I'm not sure what to put for my third choice, since so many other prefectures sound interesting. Or if I should put the Kinki region in general for my first choice.

Ah, no, it's okay, I just wanted to be sure whether you meant which country or which city. I'll be going through the Chicago consulate.