Best around Kansai Spot List

Enjoyable for all ages, offering everything from food, general goods, and fashion

An old town house to relax in

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka

The longest shopping street in Japan, bustling with around 800 stores

A relaxing spot above the pond

A shopping street for cooking supplies

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

The serene atmosphere and space provide a leisurely onsen experience for travelers

The traditional god of learning

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

A rare, underground art museum

Now the oldest and most comprehensive botanical gardens in all of Japan

A zoo favored by Kobe locals

Fields of seasonal flowers

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

Still growing with new attractions added continuously

An established accommodation that offers a famous onsen and cuisines made from carefully selected ingredients

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

A fireworks festival that lights up summer night skies in color

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street