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Kansai Region Guide

With ancient Kyoto as its centre, Kansai is Japan’s historic heartland. Breathtaking castles and shrines, and peaceful ryokan are all within throwing distance of one of the country’s most vibrant cities.

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Countless castles may not be your thing, nor their history for that matter. Yet, to allow your mind be seeped with tales of the rise...
You hear it first; the deep reverberations of the gong interspersed between rhythmic chanting of the buddhist monks. The night sky begins to take on...
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always wanted to visit Japan. My grandmother is from Kyoto, and I dreamt of seeing her home in...
For several hundreds of years, roads of pilgrimage have converged upon Kumano Sanzan, a group of shrines and temples in the deep wood and mountains...
At the southern tip of Japan’s Kansai region, Wakayama Prefecture is home to some of Japan’s most sacred sites and a wealth of natural beauty....

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