Kansai Tourist Information

Kansai is the western region of the main Japanese island of Honshu, second only to Kanto region of Eastern Japan in population. The area is also known as Kinki District, literally "near the capital", and its three big cities — Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe — as Keihanshin.

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Osaka
Ōsaka is the third largest city in Japan, with a population of over 17 million people in its greater metropolitan area. Osaka Tourist Information »
Kyoto
Kyōto was the capital of Japan for over a millennium, and carries a reputation as its most beautiful city. Kyoto Tourist Information »
Nara
Nara is an ancient capital city in Nara Prefecture, Kansai region of Japan. Throughout 2010 the city celebrated its 1300th anniversary. Nara Tourist Information »
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Kyoto
Kyoto prefecture is in the Kansai region of Japan. It contains both a coastal region to the north, and broad, more densely populated basins in the south. Kyoto Tourist Information »
Osaka
Osaka prefecture is in the Kansai region of Japan. Osaka Tourist Information »
Hyogo
Hyōgo prefecture is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu. Hyogo Tourist Information »
Nara
Nara prefecture is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu. Nara Tourist Information »
Shiga
Shiga prefecture is in Kansai region of Japan. See also Biwako Visiters Bureau and for tourism information in English. Shiga Tourist Information »
Mie
Mie prefecture is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu. Mie Tourist Information »
Wakayama
Wakayama prefecture is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu. Wakayama Tourist Information »
Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport is the main international airport of Japan's Kansai region, including the cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Kansai International Airport Tourist Information »
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Kansai Tourist Information is based on Kansai by Kambayashi, Claus Hansen, Jani Patokallio, Jose Ramos, Texugo, Globe-trotter, ChubbyWimbus, Tatatabot, You.travel and others. Kansai Tourist Information is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.