Japan - Kansai (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
If you had to choose only one region of Japan to explore, Kansai would be an easy choice. It’s the heart of Japan; nowhere else in the country can you find so much of historical and cultural interest in such a compact area. Osaka, the region’s hub and Japan’s third largest city, shows off Japanese urban life in all its mind-boggling intensity, while Nara, Japan’s first permanent capital, is thick with traditional sights.
Coverage includes: Osaka, Kōbe, Himeji, Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Ishiyama-dera, Miho Museum, Hikone, Nagahama, Nara & around, Temples Southwest of Nara, Around Yamato-Yagi, Asuka, Around Sakurai, Yoshino, Kii Peninsula, Kōya-san, Tanabe, Shirahama, Kushimoto, Shiono-misaki & Kii-Ōshima, Nachi & Kii-Katsuura, Shingū, Hongū, Yunomine, Watarase & Kawa-yu Onsen, Ise, Northern Kansai, Kinosaki, Takeno, Tango Peninsula, Amanohashidate, and Maizuru.
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