EXPO2025KANSAI Tourism Council × Tokyo Camera Club

Worth the Visit! My Favorite KANSAI Photo Contest

Photos by 井上翔太、奥田知行、タロさん、西田 幹（＠kankan_photo_gallery）、則竹真司、hisaayoooo、＠kaji_nori06、@kkk.729、@lll_photo_（長谷川 ルウ）、mng__28、77masaking (INPO)

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Contest Winners

Thank you very much for participating in the
Worth the Visit! My Favorite KANSAI Photo Contest
held from April 21 through June 30, 2025.
Here are the winning photos selected from
among the numerous wonderful submissions.

Excellence Award
Shiga Prefecture

Excellence Award (Shiga Prefecture) Photo taken by 小島尚和（kojinao1122）

A National Treasure—
Lake Biwa Canal in a Shower of Cherry Blossoms小島尚和（kojinao1122）

Lake Biwa Canal

Excellence Award
Kyoto Prefecture

Excellence Award (Kyoto Prefecture) Photo taken by しんじ。

Hydrangeas Changing Expressions
in the Morning Sunしんじ。

Gansen-ji Temple

Excellence Award
City of Kyoto

Excellence Award (City of Kyoto) Photo taken by 春木悦代

Coolness of Summer春木悦代

Kibune

Excellence Award
Osaka Prefecture

Excellence Award (Osaka Prefecture) Photo taken by kaichan.papa

Connecting Dreams to the Futurekaichan.papa

Expo’70 Commemorative Park

Excellence Award
City of Osaka

Excellence Award (City of Osaka) Photo taken by 松井希望

A Page of Happiness松井希望

Flower Expo Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi

Excellence Award
City of Sakai

Excellence Award (City of Sakai) Photo taken by 印南勉

A Bay Night Woven
with Light and History印南勉

Old Sakai Lighthouse

Excellence Award
Hyogo Prefecture

Excellence Award (Hyogo Prefecture) Photo taken by Guthrie McLean

Sunrise of Himeji CastleGuthrie McLean

Himeji Castle seen from Otokoyama Haisuiike Park

Excellence Award
City of Kobe

Excellence Award (City of Kobe) Photo taken by ゆうと【@yuto_kobe】

Kobe Port Tower in Springゆうと【@yuto_kobe】

Kobe Port Tower

Excellence Award
Nara Prefecture

Excellence Award (Nara Prefecture) Photo taken by 浦和新

Lifeline浦和新

Tanize Suspension Bridge

Excellence Award
Wakayama Prefecture

Excellence Award (Wakayama Prefecture) Photo taken by YOSHI

Sunset over SaikazakiYOSHI

Saikazaki

Excellence Award
Tottori Prefecture

Excellence Award (Tottori Prefecture) Photo taken by 神納裕子

Morning at the Tottori Sand Dunes神納裕子

Tottori Sand Dunes

Excellence Award
Tokushima Prefecture

Excellence Award (Tokushima Prefecture) Photo taken by 倉場康太(@kura_pulse_)

Wall of Hydrangeas倉場康太(@kura_pulse_)

Anan Seibu Park

Excellence Award
Fukui Prefecture

Excellence Award (Fukui Prefecture) Photo taken by 杉本沙希

Stairway of Azaleas杉本沙希

Nishiyama Park

Excellence Award
Mie Prefecture

Excellence Award (Mie Prefecture) Photo taken by Tomo

Dancing Over the Breathtaking VistaTomo

Yokoyama Observatory

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