Best around Kansai Spot List

A seaside resort hotel where every room overlooks the ocean and you can relax at the beauty salon or the pool

A park memorializing Kobe’s glamorous modern history and the day of the earthquake

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

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

Enjoy bird watching throughout the seasons

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

An exhibition and shop of items unique to Nara

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Reproduction of the center of the ancient capital, Nara. Daigokuden (Council Hall in the Imperial Palace) and gardens line up in this vast historical site.

A hot spring resort where you can play and relax as you please at an affordable price

A 20-minute mini cruise down the Dotonbori river

The former foreign settlement landmark

A beautiful attraction associated with the legendary Kobo Daishi

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

A resort that boasts sophisticated facilities and rooms with a marvelous panoramic view

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