The Kansai Region
We’ve compiled the best of the best in The Kansai Region - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in The Kansai Region - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
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...Read More
In 1995 the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake killed 6,433 people, leveled vast areas of the city, and destroyed much of the harbor. Using documentary...Read More
Also known as Shirasagi-jo (White Egret Castle), Himeji Castle is visible as soon as you exit the train station. Universally beloved, it dazzles...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis temple is the jewel in the crown of classical Japanese architecture. In the morning, elderly locals on their way to work pray in front...Read More
This striking concrete edifice was designed by acclaimed architect Tadao Ando. Working primarily with concrete, Ando is known for his use of...Read More
Famous for the more than 2,000 stone mantoro (lanterns) that line its pathways, Kasuga Taisha is a monument to the Shinto tradition of worshipping...Read More
Three cable cars scale Mt. Rokko, providing spectacular views of lush forests. If you think it's beautiful during the day, time you trip so...Read More
Located in Naka-no-shima Koen, Osaka's oldest park, the Museum of Oriental Ceramics houses more than 900 pieces of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese...Read More
This eye-catching red, gray, and blue building is Japan's best aquarium outside of Okinawa and one of the world's largest. More than 11,000...Read More
Osaka's most visible tourist attraction and symbol, Osaka Castle exemplifies the city's ability to change with the times. Originally built in...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesInformative as it is enjoyable, the Osaka Museum of History immerses you in the city's history from pre-feudal times to the early 20th century...Read More
Stepping into Shin Sekai is a chance to see the Osaka of a generation ago. Built in 1912, the neighborhood was meant to emulate New York and...Read More
The best place to get away from the noise and concrete of the city, this park contains not only the Municipal Museum of Fine Art and the garden...Read More
Completed in AD 752, this temple complex was conceived by Emperor Shomu in the 8th century as the seat of authority for Buddhist Japan. An earthquake...Read More
Though it takes its name from the original shops that sold cheap American fashions and accessories, Ame-mura (pronounced “ ah -meh moo -ra...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesIf you're heading to Meriken Park, consider a short stop in Kobe's Chinatown. The area was originally a center for Chinese immigrants, though...Read More
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 wooden...Read More
This typically old-fashioned Western house was constructed in 1907 by an Englishman named Baker and served as a makeshift hospital during World...Read More
Nada, one of Kobe's westernmost neighborhoods, is home to a number of museums and breweries—many offering free sake tasting. The most popular...Read More
No trip to Kobe is complete without a waterside visit. Within Meriken Park broken slabs of thick concrete and crooked lightposts are preserved...Read More
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