Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

One of the world's largest aquariums with a massive tank where a whale shark glides gracefully. The aquarium duplicates the natural environment surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Famous for its deity of scholarship

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Enjoy bird watching throughout the seasons

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Enjoy a sweeping view of the sea at Shirahama

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

Adventure islands

A street that feels like it’s from the Edo Period

A spring born of the prayers of a Buddhist monk named Dochi