City: Kinki
Top Things to do in Kinki
Top Hotels in Kinki
- 1. The Bridge Hotel Shinsaibashi
- 2. Hotel Universal Port
- 3. Hotel Universal Port Vita
- 4. Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shinmachi Bettei
- 5. Hotel Nikko Osaka
- 6. Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel
- 7. Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji
- 8. Hotel Granvia Osaka
- 9. The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan
- 10. RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka
What to do and see in Kinki, Japan: The Best Things to do Adventurous
The Kansai region (関西地方, Kansai-chihō) or the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō) lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. While the use of the terms "Kansai" and "Kinki" have changed over history, in most modern contexts the use of the two terms is interchangeable. The urban region of Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.
Restaurants in Kinki
1. Ebisuya, Kyoto Higashiyama
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,135 reviews
Enjoy Japanese history, traditions, and the seasonal beauties from a rickshaw with our staff's omotenashi (hospitality). Our staff, with a rich knowledge of the city, will help make a special memory for your trip. We will take you to see interesting things you would not find in guidebooks or on websites.
2. Akiba Kart Osaka
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5.0 based on 748 reviews
Akiba Kart Osaka is a go-karting service that offers you to explore Osaka by driving go-kart on the public road with different kinds of costumes!
3. KYOTO Butoh-kan
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5.0 based on 110 reviews
Butoh is an avant-garde dance that was born in Japan in the 1950s. Expressing a Japanese physicality and spirituality, the unique style of Butoh was a fresh challenge to the dance aesthetics of the time, undermining them from the ground up. Since then, Butoh has had a lasting impact on the world of dance. Even now, Butoh enjoys especially high recognition abroad, but within Japan, information relating to Butoh is hard to come by, and the fact is that there are few venues where one can experience Butoh. Art Complex has revived an ancient Japanese storehouse-an intimate space limited to eight seats-which will be devoted to long-run Butoh performances, so that Kyoto becomes "the place" to see Butoh dance. Furthermore, we are creating a Butoh Web Portal that will serve as an international resource for information about Butoh.
Reviewed By aaronc191
I almost didn't blink the entire time. So intimate, so intense, so vivid, I've never seen anything like it. Really worth it if you enjoy the arts - especially for cutting edge and provocative tastes. What you don't realize is that this is a show for not more than 10 people - at all times we are just a few feet away from the actors and you are so close you can even see their sweat and hear their breath. It adds a whole new intense dimension to an already intense experience. Loved it.
4. Kyoto Samurai Experience
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5.0 based on 647 reviews
Kyoto Samurai Experience This is an excellent chance for visitors to get a firsthand look into the world of the samurai. Get a glimpse into the philosophies of Bushido (the way of the warrior) and try your hand at wielding a real katana. Afterwards, practice some inward reflection with Zen meditation, used by the samurai to calm their minds during battle.
Reviewed By 842courtneyf
My partner and i had an amazing experience, the staff were incredible, welcoming, polite and knowledgeable. The whole experience was very well worth it !!
5. Backstreet Osaka Tours
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5.0 based on 680 reviews
Andy, your half Japanese/half Australian guide will show you the incredible ghetto, retro zone, yakuza, redlight district, gambling dens and neighbourhood alleys of deep Osaka. Also you’ll be treated to a delicious traditional meal at a local family restaurant. We strive to show you the authentic Osaka, where you get a real and indepth understanding of the inner workings of this amazing city, visiting some astonishing architecture which is steeped in history and some run down, derelict areas too…..not what Osaka Tourism wants you to see! Andy has extensive knowledge of the Osaka region and can answer all your queries. We hope it’s going to be an eye opener and a real shock to the senses!
6. National Bunraku Theater
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4.5 based on 160 reviews
One of the few places where bunraku, traditional Japanese pupper theater, can be enjoyed, this theater combines the latest in theater technology with architectural elements from the Edo period in Japan.
7. Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple
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4.5 based on 592 reviews
Reviewed By audreevisits - Canada, null
This is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism. The Enryaku hotel was, traditional Japanese style, very clean and comfortable- staff was very pleasant and helpful. The food breakfast and dinner was included and extraordinary! Beautiful views of the lake and distant mountains, some days we could see My Fuji in the distance. The Japanese baths were clean and hot. 7am we walked to the main temple to participate in the morning ceremonies. We hiked the mountain and visited the ancient temples, some original and hundreds of years old- learning the story of Zen Buddhism and how it came to be on this sacred mountain.Lots of local pilgrims making offerings and praying- so peaceful
8. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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4.5 based on 410 reviews
The world's longest suspension bridge.
Reviewed By Krubee - Singapore, Singapore
Built in 1998 which connects Kobe to Iwaya in Awaji Island stands the longest central pan suspension bridge in the world - the Akashi Kaiyko Bridge. The bridge is 3911 m long with the central span the longest. The bridge can withstand Typhoons and 8.5 magnitude earthquakes. If you plan to cross the bridge the toll fee is 2300 yen. We went there from Osaka taking the JR Kobe Rapid line to Maiko station and from there can walk 3 to 5 mins from the West side. The bridge is free but the exhibition costs about 310 yen. We didn't go inside the exhibition but instead we just walked towards the bridge and its monument where we took great photos and videos together. It was also sunset so we marvelled at the sun while setting down. There are very few tourists and locals around so it was a pretty quiet and less crowded day. We didn't get a chance to cross the bridge by car to Awaji island but will definitely try it next time around. So if you visit Kobe, try passing by Maiko and marvel at the longest suspension bridge in the world.
9. Monkey Park Iwatayama
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4.5 based on 2,631 reviews
Reviewed By Mauifolks - Pukalani, United States
Outstanding experience to hike in a beautiful setting and see monkeys in their natural habitat. Even the opportunity to feed them which was a lot of fun. Food provided was super cheap and staff very friendly.
10. Adventure World
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4.5 based on 1,421 reviews
Reviewed By Bishop-angelmacfire - Nishinomiya, Japan
I have watched the TV news that a baby panda was born last year. When I saw the baby, I have decided to see the panda. My high expectations have not been betrayed. The name of the child panda is “Saihin” She is a girl and so active! So cute! So lovely! You must see her. Now the crazy fever of baby panda boom has been calmed down, you can watch her very well without any clouds on week days. The adult pandas except the mother of “Saihin” was not active, just sleeping. So the timing is now to watch the lovely active child panda!
