Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

The spectacular views of the enormous rocks will impress you

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

Two different windows overlooking a garden

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

This tomb is sealed by a giant rock weighing 2,300 tons

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

Enjoy Diverse Cherry Blossom Trees From Multiple Angles

An established accommodation that offers a famous onsen and cuisines made from carefully selected ingredients

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

One of the Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking