Best around Kansai Spot List

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

The sunsets here are particularly beautiful

Check out the must-see views from one of the world’s largest Ferris wheels

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

An exhibition and shop of items unique to Nara

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

Enjoy bird watching throughout the seasons

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

Enjoy views in every season

One of the highest places in western Japan at 265 meters, buzzing with sightseers

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

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

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

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 well-established ryokan where people of culture would gather for traditional performance art during the Taisho period

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

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

Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ago Bay at a resort

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close