Originally Posted by
JohnnyP
On an upcoming itinerary, my agent booked me for a four-hour layover in KIX (connecting from ANA from S. Korea to UA). Do you have any suggestions about I can spend those four hours? Optimally, I'd love to leave the airport to see something in/around Osaka, but I don't know if that's realisitic.
You've already received some excellent advice above. I'd repeat the suggestion to explore the shop/dining options at the airport or check out the outlet mall. KIX is not actually in Osaka, but rather on a manmade island in the bay. The train into Osaka takes a good half hour or more, depending on which train you use, and dumps you out at a rather uninteresting part of town. To actually see anything, you would need to make a connection or take a long cab ride. Probably not worth the time and effort if you only have a total of 4 hours.
Fortunately, there are lots of things to see and do at and around the airport. You can at least enjoy a good Japanese meal and look through some of the shops. To get you started, here is a link to the info site:
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/
JR