Here's a map of the regions.

The Kinki region is also called Kansai.

Kyuushuu was definately a nice getaway

CHUBU!!!

I've always wanted to live in Akita, but Kanto or Nagoya would be my second choices. I find the Kansai dialect confusing, though.

Kansai is the best region for historical culture and religion, and that's what's most interesting, I think.

Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagoya - all in one region? Definitely the best.:)

Nope. Nagoya isn't considered to be a part of Kansai. Take it from a native Nagoyan. :)

o_o you're kidding, right?

dang. Well, that makes kansai a little less the best. It's still the best, though.
(I assumed it was part of kansai because a university in the area said students ought to use KIX airport to get there.)

Nagoya is just closer to KIX than it is to NRT, so it's a better choice if you aren't flying straight into Centrair. Nagoya is part of the 'Chubu' （中部） region, FYI.

KIX for Nagoya? Not a natural choice for anyone! That would require so much land traveling. Nagoya has a huge international airport of its own - NGO.

EDIT: Beaten by the other Nagoya-jin....

Right now, having never been to japan, I would say Okinawa. Why? There's a girl from Okinawa in my University and the way she describes it, definitely makes me want to go there.