Kansai Region
Kansai Rail Passes Compared: What Replaced the Kansai Thru Pass
The Kansai Thru Pass no longer exists. What replaced it, what the Kansai Railway Pass Lite costs and covers in 2026, and the passes that beat it for specific trips.
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Kansai Region Guide
Multi-day trips beyond Osaka across the Kansai region: Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji, Koyasan, Kinosaki, the Kumano Kodo and the Inland Sea, with the rail passes that pay for themselves.
Kansai Region
Kumano Kodo From Osaka: Pilgrimage Trail Guide
Which Kumano Kodo route to walk, the Nakahechi day by day, trains and buses from Osaka, the onsen villages and the three grand shrines, and why it is never a day trip.
Kansai Region
Osaka to Tokyo: Shinkansen, Bus and Flight Compared
2026 times and fares for all three routes, the JR Pass Nozomi surcharge, the oversized luggage rule, and which seat to book for Mount Fuji.
Kansai Region
Kansai Region Guide: Multi-Day Trips Beyond Osaka
Which parts of Kansai reward an overnight and which do not, which rail pass earns its price in 2026, and three routes that hold together from an Osaka base.