Best around Kansai Spot List

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

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

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.

The island of adored jewelry

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

Learn about Nara's traditional crafts

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

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

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

Connected directly to Osaka Station

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 leading domestic collection of modern art prints

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

A world-class suspension bridge recognized by Guinness

A shopping street for cooking supplies

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

There is a wide selection of popular home appliances. A store with a passport reader. All items are duty free.

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design