Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

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

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu

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

With ancient living and meditation quarters

A famous winter event in Kyu-Kyoryuchi

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.

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

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

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.

A magnificent shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu and his Empress

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

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

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

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

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

Towering about 700 meters high, Mt. Maya lies in the central part of Rokko mountain range. The night view of Kobe seen from Kikuseidai near the mountaintop is famous as one of new three best night views in Japan. Legend has it that the name comes from the fact that Kobo-Daishi enshrined the statue of Shaka’s mother, Maya, on the mountain.