Best around Kansai Spot List

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

The perfect lineup

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

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

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

A path stretching through the verdant Kumano region

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

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

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.

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

The remains of Kumano Taisha Shrine, the birthplace of the Kumano faith

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

The landmark building for Americamura is here