Best around Kansai Spot List

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

Handmade cuisine prepared by the proprietress. Reservations are required for the highly popular Kodo Bento lunch boxes

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

Enjoy a 2km Path of Blooming Yoshino Cherry Trees Along a Canal

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Exuding an Edo-period ambiance, this traditional inn offers the best of the Ryujin hot springs

A traditional accommodation with a Japanese-style garden of 1,980 square meters that was painstakingly landscaped

Welcome to Duty-free shop ”LAOX”

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

One of Nara’s most famous gardens

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

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

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

A truly elegant bay cruise

A large tea ceremony is held here to remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi