Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

A famous spot for cherry blossoms which line a path along the Okawa River

This famous shrine blossoms in full glory from season to season with its flowers

A three-tiered pagoda and world heritage site, 1200 years old

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

The orderly lineup of 1001 thousand-armed Kannon is superb

Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period

A famous winter event in Kyu-Kyoryuchi

Famous for ”The Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans”

See “Thunder of the Dragon” during special viewings

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

With ancient living and meditation quarters

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

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.”

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

Mausoleum architecture representative of the early Edo period

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 tea ceremony sanctuary that started as a gathering of artists

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

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