The Kansai Region Sights

We’ve compiled the best of the best in The Kansai Region - browse our top choices for the top things to see during your stay.

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Osaka 25

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Kita 10

Minami 15

Nara 14

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Nara Koen 5

Nara-machi 5

Western Nara 4

Kobe 14

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Downtown Kobe 9

Himeji 1

Kitano-cho 2

North of Kobe 2

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Amerika-mura

  • Neighborhood/Street

Though it takes its name from the original shops that sold cheap American fashions and accessories, Ame-mura (pronounced “ ah -meh...

Chinatown

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If you're heading to Meriken Park, consider a short stop in Kobe's Chinatown. The area was originally a center for Chinese immigrants,...

Chugu-ji Temple

  • Religious Building/Site/Shrine

This temple was originally the home of Prince Shotoku's mother in the 6th century and is now a Buddhist nunnery. It houses an amazing...

Dotombori-dori

  • Neighborhood/Street

If you only have one night in Osaka, Dotombori-dori is the place to go. Once Osaka's old theater district, Dotombori-dori is now a neon-lighted...

English House

  • House/Mansion/Villa

This typically old-fashioned Western house was constructed in 1907 by an Englishman named Baker and served as a makeshift hospital during...

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial

  • Museum/Gallery

In 1995 the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake killed 6,433 people, leveled vast areas of the city, and destroyed much of the harbor. Using...

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

  • Museum/Gallery

Nada, one of Kobe's westernmost neighborhoods, is home to a number of museums and breweries—many offering free sake tasting. The most...

Harborland and Meriken Park

  • Museum/Gallery

No trip to Kobe is complete without a waterside visit. Within Meriken Park broken slabs of thick concrete and crooked lightposts are...

Hattori Ryokuchi Park

  • Park (National/State/Provincial)

Come for the park's open-air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses (Nihon Minka Shuraku Hakubutsukan), and wander about full-size traditional...

Himeji Castle

  • Castle/Palace/Chateau

Also known as Shirasagi-jo (White Egret Castle), Himeji Castle is visible as soon as you exit the train station. Universally beloved,...

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