Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

An adventure full of thrills

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

Gaze out on Ago Bay from a deck

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

View the world six meters below the water surface

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

A treasure trove of anime products

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka

The dignified form of this early Edo period castle is still palpable

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden