Best around Kansai Spot List

A pink tunnel that’s pleasant with greenery and water

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

Enjoy a 2km Path of Blooming Yoshino Cherry Trees Along a Canal

A hot spring resort where you can play and relax as you please at an affordable price

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

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

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

Handmade artisanal canvas bags that are study and built to last

Enjoy good food with high-quality, spacious rooms and hot springs

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

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.

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

A shopping street for cooking supplies

A vast, luxurious resort of 198,000 square meters filled with nature

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.