Best around Kansai Spot List

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

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

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

The modern architecture leaves a bold impression

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

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

A fireworks festival that lights up summer night skies in color

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Enjoy bird watching throughout the seasons

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

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

Make memories in Kobe’s picturesque herb garden, the largest in Japan

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

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.

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

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

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”