Best around Kansai Spot List

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

Hirou Shrine’s object of worship is famous for the large volume of water and for having the country’s highest drop off

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

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

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

The Tower of the Sun Museum is found where the Osaka World Fair once took place

Handmade cuisine prepared by the proprietress. Reservations are required for the highly popular Kodo Bento lunch boxes

Tour the distillery where Japan's first malt whisky was created

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

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

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

A select shop with a wide selection of books and goods

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

An estate where Kishu samurai resided

The island of adored jewelry

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.