Best around Kansai Spot List

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

Daily necessities, stationery, and more. There’s also a theater!

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

A garden enjoyed by many writers and artists

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

A colorless hot spring on a small, quiet road. The ”silver spring” is both carbonated and enriched with radium

A fireworks festival that lights up summer night skies in color

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

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

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

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

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

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

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Marvel at the sight of money being produced before you

Encounter the Man’yoshu and plants from time immemorial