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Arrive in 5 minutes by free shuttle bus from 1st bus stop in the 1st terminal building

This is really the best view point for enjoying the close-up sight of planes landing and taking off. You can see a variety of different passenger aircraft as planes from fifty companies fly in from around the world. At nighttime the lights from the terminal and the guidance lights on the landing strips brighten up before you, and you can enjoy a kind of dream world.

I want to really enjoy Kansai Airport! If you are someone who wants to know more about this airport, then the Kansai Airport Tour is perfect for you. On this tour you will travel by an exclusive bus around the facilities of the airport along with an official guide.

It is a six minute walk from Rinku Town Station, on the JR Nankai Line.

It is an outlet shopping center where you can find everything from restaurants to cafes, and different brands from both Japan and around the world. In this exciting location you can enjoy shopping at a relaxed pace. You can also cross a footbridge to Rinku Pleasure Town SEACLE which is just next door.

Close to Rinku Town Station, on the JR Nankai Line.

Rinku Pleasure Town SEACLE is a large complex commercial venue that can be enjoyed by everyone, whether that is children or adults, with its ferris wheel (the biggest in Kansai) or its experiential children’s theme park KIDS-0 (Kids Zero). You can also cross a footbridge to Rinku Premium Outlets which is just next door, and in addition there is an onsen called Rinku Hot Spring.

60 minutes from Kansai Airport by shuttle bus.

This is one of the largest aquariums in the world, with a star attraction of being able to see whale sharks. Fish have been gathered from popular oceans around the world, which you can see via the underwater tunnel Aqua Gate and the clear underwater world of the Soft Jellyfish Pavilion.

Twenty five minutes from Rinku J.C.T on the Hanshin Expressway Wangan.

At Shipporyuji Temple, under the guidance of Inunakisan mountaineering ascetics, you can experience the training of Shugendou, something that few people have done and which includes walking the mountains, standing under a waterfall and blowing a conch horn. Female visitors are allowed.

Fifteen minutes via Fudou Route from Hanwa Expressway, Sakai I. C.

A large natural park in Sakai. This park has a theme of “the village harvest festival jam-packed with full of fresh, safe and beautiful agricultural produce,” and it is a place where you experience many things, which are suitable for children and adults, such as horseback riding and sausage making.

A ten minute walk from Yoshiminosato Station on the Nankai Line.

This port is not so much a fishing port as a spot to enjoy different experiences, you can jet ski, check out the yacht harbor, enjoy a nice refreshing drink at a cafe, grab a bite to eat at an eatery or at a sushi bar, enjoy a BBQ or try out fishing. The fishermen will instruct you in everything you need to know, so it is a safe activity even for people who have never fished before, and for example, they will show you how to pull up the fishing rope and how to remove any fish that have been caught on it. It is also possible to take home any fish you catch, or barbecue them then and there. Furthermore there is a morning market every Sunday which is very popular with large crowds of people arriving very early in the morning in search of fresh seafood.

A ten minute walk from Izumisano Station on the Nankai Line.

During the Edo Period at the end of the 18th century Izumisano was a bustling town with a unique merchant culture, and it was full of craftsmen, merchants, fishermen, and farmers. You can experience up close the life of this family, how they lived and worked.

A ten minute walk from Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Line.

According to tradition it is said the castle was built by Takaie Nigita, a relative of Kusunoki Masashige, later Hashiba Hideyoshi's uncle, Hideyori Koide, became the castle owner and he built the five-story donjon. The garden of the Hachijin no Niwa in the Honmaru (castle keep) can’t be missed.

Close to Goryoumae Station, on the Hankai Tramline.

Nanshu-ji Temple is famous for its Karesansui (dry landscape) garden, which has been designated as a National Site of Scenic Beauty. In addition, on the entire ceiling of the Buddha temple you will find the painting of Hakkaku no Ryu, the all-seeing dragon; it gets its name from how no matter where you go it seems to be looking at you. You can touch a taste of the mystery of history as it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu’s tomb may be located in this temple.

A ten minute walk from Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Line.

At the Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan, located near Kishiwada Castle, you can experience the sounds and images from the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival. By bringing together old records collected about the festival, it is the perfect place to see historical research about it and other information that has been exchanged about the festival, without doubt it is worth seeing.

A ten minute walk from Yoshiminosato Station on the Nankai Line.

This building has been designated as a Tangible Cultural Property Designated by Osaka, it was built by the former president of Osaka Goudou Bouseki Co., Ltd., Tanigcuhi Fusazou who from the Meiji Period to the Taisho Period was called the Cotton King as his company was at the center of the Kansai textile industry. On this site its Western-style buildings, Japanese-style structures, warehouses and tea rooms are said to be architecturally noteworthy even to current day architects. There is a clear sense of quality, and examples of the finest materials can be seen everywhere such as stained glass, Nishijin brocade woven walls, Japanese ash, oak, Yakushima cedar planks, Koumatsu wood, and more.

A five minute walk from Ozaki Station

A sake brewery that was opened 290 years ago. This brewery has become well-known through appearances in media, and it is has achieved recognition worldwide at events such as the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, the Shanghai Expo, and at competitive events. They make the very delicious Japanese sake Naniwa Masamune. Furthermore, the main brewery building was built from a detached room and a storehouse separate from the main house in 1916; it has been designated as a Registered Cultural Property and can be visited as well as the sake brewery itself.

A ten minute walk from Okadaura Station on the Nankai Line. By car, it is a five minute drive from Izumisano I.C. on the Hanshin Expressway Wangan.

Senshu Okadaura fishing port, which is a sponsor for Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport’s Dragnet Fishing Experience Plan, is located very close to Kansai International Airport. It is also recommended as an exciting leisure spot because of the many events they hold, pleasure boating, fishing experience, dragnet fishing experience, and above all this they have a Sunday morning market, a traditional auction hall filled with the rich fresh sea life of Senshu.

A three minute walk from Yoshiminosato Station on the Nankai Line.

There are seven stores in the Kansai area, and one of these stores is located just opposite Kansai Airport. They carefully select adsuki beans made in Hokkaido, and then using sweet bean paste, which is made from only adsuki beans and sugar, together with dough prepared day before, they make taiyaki which has a crunchy thin coating and plenty of anko. Their taiyaki has appeared in different kinds of media many times.

A one minute walk from Izumisano Station on the Nankai Line.

This Japanese confectionery brand from Senshu was opened in Izumisano, Osaka, in 1892, and their motto is "Let's help create a moment in time for local families at home.” At their main store in Izumisano you will find Japanese sweets and specialty products which originated from the local area, for example, Sengoku, Muzurigure, Original Osaka Mitarashi Dango and more. Some of their products are actually sold at souvenir stores in Kansai Airport as well.