Best around Kansai Spot List

The spectacular views of the enormous rocks will impress you

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

A mountain-top amusement park with a great view

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

The magnificent Azuchi castle has been brought back to life

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

The traditional god of learning

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

One of the world's largest aquariums with a massive tank where a whale shark glides gracefully. The aquarium duplicates the natural environment surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

The namesake for the area and one of Japan's ”Top 100 Waterfalls”

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

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga