[Kansai Region Local] A compilation of local commercials broadcast in Kansai
For people in Kansai, these commercials are a given, but folks from outside the region often say, “Huh, what’s that?” We’ve rounded up a collection of Kansai-only local commercials.
We’ve gathered lots of Kansai local ads—from nostalgic ones you remember seeing as a kid, to those no longer on air, to refreshed versions that are still beloved today.
Many of them are memorable, featuring catchy tunes you can’t help but hum along to and clever touches that make you chuckle.
As you watch, try counting how many of the commercials we’re about to introduce you already know!
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[Kansai Region Local] Compilation of Local Commercials Aired in Kansai (81–90)
Kyoto International College of Architectural Technology
This is a commercial that conveys, with a cheerful tone, what you can learn at the Kyoto International College of Architectural Technology.
It explains that at this school you can reliably obtain the qualifications needed for architecture and put them to use in your future career.
It also highlights not only achievements in architecture but in interior design as well, appealing to the wide range of options available.
Another point is the members promoting the school with a lively song, creating an image of a positive step toward the future.
Ume Kyuin Komyo-den
This commercial promotes how the Garden Ossuary at Baikyūin Kōmyōden is a wonderful place, using bright visuals and narration.
Cemeteries often carry a somber image, but here the atmosphere is portrayed as light and welcoming, presenting visits as a source of comfort and peace.
The sense of dignity and beauty of the location comes through, suggesting that because it is such an elegant and well-kept place, visiting becomes enjoyable and allows for heartfelt remembrance.
It also carefully highlights practical conveniences, which is an important point, conveying an intention for viewers to consider the place from multiple angles.
Kyoto Bank “Daikon” Version
Among Kyoto Bank’s commercials, this is likely one that many people find especially memorable.
It features a scene of harvesting daikon radishes in a field, but the radishes are so long that they’re hard to pull out.
It’s one entry in a series of ads expressing the bank’s catchphrase, “A lo-o-ong relationship,” and it’s brimming with playful, impactful charm.
Kyoto Bank Senryu Theater Episode 1: ‘Sharing an Umbrella’
The Kyoto Bank Senryu Theater series began in 2014, with a total of 11 episodes aired.
In Episode 1, “Sharing an Umbrella,” a couple stands under a single umbrella in the rain, each gently tilting it toward the other so they don’t get wet.
The rhyming words nureteru (getting wet) and horeteiru (being in love) match the visuals nicely, and the two’s endearingly shy behavior is just wonderful.
Kyoto Bank Senryu Theater Episode 5: “So Happy”
When we were kids, many of us probably had the experience of being so happy about something our parents bought us that we wore it or carried it around even without using it.
That adorable scene is depicted in this commercial.
A senryu poem describes a boy who, after getting a baseball glove, falls asleep with it still on his hand.
It might make some people feel nostalgic, thinking, “I did something like that too.”
Kyoto Bank Senryu Theater Episode 6: ‘A Little Play’
This is a very endearing commercial depicting a man eagerly awaiting a visit from his grandchild.
Expecting the child to come, he prepares lots of toys and waits, but the grandchild doesn’t seem to arrive.
Eventually, the man, tired of waiting, starts playing with the grandchild’s toys himself.
Seeing this, the woman playing his wife smiles gently—a heartwarming development in the commercial.
[Kansai Region Local] Compilation of local commercials broadcast in Kansai (91–100)
The Bank of Kyoto Senryu Theater Episode 4: “Grandma”
This commercial, portrayed through a senryu about a conversation between a grandmother and her grandchild, delivers a striking moment of insight.
In this installment of the Senryu Theater, the grandchild asks the grandmother, “What do you want to be?” That question is typically used when asking about someone’s dreams for the future and isn’t usually directed at adults.
Yet, asked with a child’s pure heart, it makes us adults realize, “It’s okay to imagine who we want to become at any age!” In the final scene of the commercial, the actress playing the grandmother is shown running a marathon, and watching her makes you feel like taking on a new challenge yourself.