Kansai (region)

Kansai is a Smash region comprised of six prefectures that include Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Shiga, and sometimes Mie. Kansai is regarded as one of the two strongest and most influential smash regions in Japan, alongside Kantō.

The region has a long history of hosting notable Smash tournaments. One of the regions most famous players, and noted tournament organizer hosted the Super Smash Brothers Melee, Jack Garden Tournament tournament in 2005, when the region was referred to as West Japan. This tournament may still be the largest Melee tournament ever held in Japan.

Regarding Melee the region would host several notable series including, Crazy Hand, Ketabato, Kansai, and most notably Sumabato. While Sumabato would eventually discontinue hosting Melee tournaments, the series continues to host events for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. Sumabato is one of Japan's most famous series and continues to attract top talent from across Japan. In addition, KSB and Maesuma TOP continue to host large tournaments in Ultimate. In addition to hosting offline majors, Maesuma also hosts one of Japan's largest online tournament series. Finally, the region is famous for the Kansai tournament series for Super Smash Brothers 64.