Best around Kansai Spot List

Japan’s largest lake, replete with noteworthy places and leisure opportunities

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Learn about sake brewing

A great place to stop by going to and leaving the park

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

Karaoke and a rock sauna at an open-air bath overlooking the ocean. Pets welcome

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river

A relaxing spot above the pond

A massive, lushly green garden

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

Enjoy views in every season

A great view overlooking the the Five Storied Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple

Immerse yourself in the ambiance of Mount Nachi

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

Adventure islands

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed