Competing at WMG 2027 Kansai? Everything around your Games, sorted.
You have your sport handled. We help you handle the rest of Japan — which area to stay in for your venue, how to get there, and the onsen, food and sights worth building your trip around.
*Minimum age is typically 30 or 35 depending on the sport. Figures are the organisers' published targets — see sources at the foot of the page.
Your competition is fixed. Your trip shouldn't be a guessing game.
The official channels cover entry, rules and results well. This guide fills the gap around them — in plain English, from the athlete's point of view.
Venue → stay matching
Your events are spread across several prefectures. We map each sport's competition city to the neighbourhoods and towns that actually make sense to base yourself in.
Getting-there basics
The Kansai rail and airport picture, in one place: which airport, how the Shinkansen and local lines connect your venue, and roughly how long the door-to-venue hop takes.
Before & after your Games
Most athletes stay one to two weeks. We tee up the onsen, food and sightseeing worth pairing with your competition days — so recovery and rest days aren't wasted.
A few of the confirmed sport–city pairings
The Games are hosted across Fukui, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Tottori and Tokushima, plus Kyoto, Osaka, Sakai and Kobe cities. A sample below — the full sport-by-sport map is what the guide builds out.
Sport, dates and host regions above are drawn from official and international-federation announcements (sources below). Exact venue addresses and full schedules are confirmed per sport in the guide as the organisers publish them. We never list anything unconfirmed.
Kansai is the reason to come early and stay late
A teaser of what pairs well with competition week. Full picks land in the guide.
Onsen & recovery
Kinosaki, Arima, Shirahama — hot springs built for tired legs.
Food that travels well
Osaka street food, Kobe beef, Kyoto kaiseki, Wakayama ramen.
Temples & trails
Kyoto, Nara's deer, and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
Get the venue-to-stay guide when it's ready
One email when the first sport guides go live, plus a heads-up before entry closes on 28 February 2027. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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