Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Picturesque white sands and green pine trees at the base of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

A mountain-top amusement park with a great view

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

A street that feels like it’s from the Edo Period

The traditional god of learning

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

The animal taxidermy will surprise you

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal