Best around Kansai Spot List

The popular open-air bath looks out across the beach

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

The mountain villa where a scholar lived a secluded life

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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

Visit the adjoining Kirei-kan annex for a new, beautiful you

Find this Festival by Following the Shouting!

Cruise around the beautiful, rias coastline of Ago Bay

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

Some of Japan's best, gently colored cherry blossoms

The moss-covered stone path is the most beautiful on the Kumano Kodo