Best Townscapes around Kansai Spot List

Popular with tourists, check out this shopping district and its old Japan feel

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

A cobblestone road thick with the atmosphere of old Osaka

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

A street that feels like it’s from the Edo Period

A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

One of Kobe's busiest areas

The Dotombori-gawa River slices right through the Minami district of Osaka, and it is from the river's Ebisubashi Bridge that you can view the famous Glico neon billboard up close. The riverside promenade called Tombori River Walk exudes a tasty atmosphere. Tombori River Cruise, in which you can enjoy the scenery of Dotombori from the river, is open for an only limited time.

Shaped like the fugure eight, this loop bridge connects Kinsei-dai (Venus Lookout) in Suwayama Park and the mountaintop observatory square called Venus Terrace. This winding bridge, thrusting out toward urban Kobe, offers you a magical night view right before your eyes. Lights of ships and planes arriving and taking off from Kobe Airport resemble shooting stars. The Futatabisan Driveway leading to Venus Bridge is closed to vehicles from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (closed to two-wheel vehicles all day).