Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

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

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.”

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

One of Japan's famous ancient temples, quietly nestled in Ikaruga

Happy Hako-Chan and friends' are Hakodateyama Ski Resort's theme characters.

See the brave figures of twelve protective deities

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

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

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

An inn within the temple complex

Mausoleum architecture representative of the early Edo period

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu

Every Tuesday is free ladies' day this season!

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

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

This footbath was constructed when JR Ogoto Station was renamed as Ogoto-onsen Station on March 15, 2008. Tradition says that Ogoto-onsen was discovered by Denkyo Daishi Saicho, the founder of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei. The building is designed to recall a hexagonal hall located in Hayao Jizoson, where stone jizo statues (guardian deities of children) allegedly made by Saicho, are enshrined.

This attraction features a half-size replica of a Viking ship and exhibits related to the children's book author Hans Christian Andersen. Delightful goods made in Denmark are also for sale.