Best around Kansai Spot List

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Adventure islands

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

A park memorializing Kobe’s glamorous modern history and the day of the earthquake

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Beautiful Neo-Renaissance arches

Connected directly to Osaka Station

Fields of seasonal flowers

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

An ancient temple supported by common people

Still growing with new attractions added continuously

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

The modern architecture leaves a bold impression

A zoo favored by Kobe locals

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima