Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

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

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

Every Tuesday is free ladies' day this season!

A magnificent shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu and his Empress

It has good access and takes only about 2 hours from Osaka. Slopes are compact but you never get tired with the course designs.

A tea ceremony sanctuary that started as a gathering of artists

Famous for ”The Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans”

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

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu

A famous winter event in Kyu-Kyoryuchi

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

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

Located just one meter away from the sea, this is a public open-air bath that Shirahama Onsen is famous for. According to the ancient history books, such as the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) and the Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), Prince Arima visited this place about 1,350 years ago.

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

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

The only existing merchant house in Kobe Former Foreign Settlement