Best Historic Sites around Kansai Spot List

The remains of Kumano Taisha Shrine, the birthplace of the Kumano faith

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

The mountain villa where a scholar lived a secluded life

One of the world’s largest tombs built around the mid-fifth century

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

An estate where Kishu samurai resided

A wall painting of a beautiful woman was discovered here

One of the most outstanding castle ruins in all of Japan

The beloved boathouse of Ryoma Sakamoto

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

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Mausoleum architecture representative of the early Edo period