Rinku town

November 14, 2025

This was my first time flying into Kansai, an airport build on a man made island off the coast of Osaka, Japan. I've spend a day in Rinku Town, which hosts the bridge that is the only access point to the airport out at sea.

Looking at Kansai Airport from Rinku Town

Rinku Town itself is quite interesting as well: Clearly build as a travel hub close to the airport with outlet malls and a small fun fair. The interesting part is that it was build a couple of decades ago during Japan's hyper growth, and it's fallen a bit behind in maintenance. Maybe in a decade I'll come back and I'll find it in an abandoned state like Spree park in Berlin.

Parking lot before the ferry wheel at Rinku-Town

A fisherman looking at the bridge to Kansai airport

Locals walking their dog

The beach at Rinku park