Best around Kansai Spot List

A museum where visitors can see the various works and crafts created by the people of the old capital of Nara.

A large tea ceremony is held here to remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

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

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

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

Kansai's most famous dark-colored hot springs. The golden hot spring water is rich in sodium and iron

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

A path stretching through the verdant Kumano region

Lots of beautiful roses

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial

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