Best around Kansai Spot List

Reproduction of the center of the ancient capital, Nara. Daigokuden (Council Hall in the Imperial Palace) and gardens line up in this vast historical site.

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

Experience the sensibility of an artist

Relax at the first onsen in the Kansai region approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as a facility promoting health through onsen bathing

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

An entertainment hall created by Yoshimoto Kogyo

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

Experience how the locals lived during the Showa period

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs

A colorless hot spring on a small, quiet road. The ”silver spring” is both carbonated and enriched with radium