Best around Kansai Spot List

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

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

A truly elegant bay cruise

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

An adventure full of thrills

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

Learn about sake brewing

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

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

A unique, symmetrical building

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Adorable sea creatures everywhere

A crimson tower glistening in the ocean and sky

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”