Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

Enjoy the Start of Spring with Cherry Blossoms

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

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

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

View the world six meters below the water surface

The beloved traditional tubs have long been a symbol of Yunomine

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Enjoy a sweeping view of the sea at Shirahama

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

An enormous spa resort with an undervalued hotel

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains