Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

The oldest surviving building of Todaiji Temple. All the Buddhist statues stored here are national treasures

The head temple of Jodo Shinshu Hongan-ji School and affectionately referred to as ”Onishi-san” in the Shichijo Horikawa district.

Offer a prayer to Japan's largest Buddha statue in its oldest temple

The only existing merchant house in Kobe Former Foreign Settlement

A shrine to the beautiful Mount Miwa, worshiped since ancient times

Enjoy the refreshing experience of skiing at night on powder snow.

A temple with a living, breathing aesthetic sense of the tea ceremony

Mausoleum architecture representative of the early Edo period

See “Thunder of the Dragon” during special viewings

Famous for ”The Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans”

The Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida’s dazzling dream, a gold space that reflects upon a pond

The head temple of the Shinshu Otani sect of Buddhism is located within walking distance from Kyoto Station. The local residents refer to it affectionately as ”Ohigashi-san.”

A tea ceremony sanctuary that started as a gathering of artists

Okukannnabe slopes locate at the highest elevation among ski resorts in the Kannnabe Kogen area, which is 2hrs from Osaka and it is proud of its wide varieties of courses.

A famous winter event in Kyu-Kyoryuchi

Be healed by the wabi-sabi of this Muromachi-period elegant garden that transcends space and time

An ancient ritual practice in which several deer are chased down to have their antlers trimmed

Japan's oldest convent was a gift from Prince Shotoku to his mother

50 minutes from Kyoto. Fine trails with superb views looking down on lake Biwako.