CREATE TABLE "list_of_special_cities" (
  "name" text,
  "japanese" text,
  "population_2012" real,
  "date_of_designation" text,
  "region" text,
  "prefecture" text
);

Question: What Japanese prefecture has Ibaraki, Tsukuba?
SQL: SELECT "japanese" FROM "list_of_special_cities" WHERE "prefecture"='ibaraki' AND "name"='tsukuba';

Question: What region has the symbol 八尾?
SQL: SELECT "region" FROM "list_of_special_cities" WHERE "japanese"='八尾';