Kansai

Hyogo is a prefecture of changing landscapes. Around Kobe, mountains rise behind a busy port city. Farther west, Himeji ...

Osaka is an easy place to build a trip around everyday pleasures: a hot tray of takoyaki, an evening beside the canal, o...

Wakayama brings together mountain temples, pilgrimage paths, seaside hot springs, and small towns shaped by food product...

Nara is often introduced through its deer, but the prefecture offers far more than one memorable encounter. In Nara City...

Shiga invites you to build a trip around water, historic towns, and the small pleasures of everyday Japan. Lake Biwa ope...

Mie offers several very different ways to experience Japan. You can walk beneath tall trees at Ise Jingu, look across th...