Best around Kansai Spot List

One of the largest outlet malls in Japan with about 300 shops.The food court offers ”Nagoya meshi” (Nagoya food).

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

The Tower of the Sun Museum is found where the Osaka World Fair once took place

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

Enjoy the Start of Spring with Cherry Blossoms

Marvel at the sight of money being produced before you

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

A massive, lushly green garden

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

The most popular of Kinosaki’s outdoor baths. The dynamic waterfall is a favorite

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

The traditional god of learning

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

Lots of beautiful roses

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 shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection