Best around Kansai Spot List

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

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

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

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

One of Kobe's busiest areas

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

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

Brand-name goods at bargain prices

A rare, underground art museum

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

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

Admire the early-blooming cherry trees at Kimii-dera Temple and enjoy an onsen that contains highly concentrated mineral

A 20-minute mini cruise down the Dotonbori river

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

Cruise around the beautiful, rias coastline of Ago Bay

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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