Best around Kansai Spot List

A lodging facility for guests on their way to visit Ise Jingu Shrine

A historical ryokan designated as a tangible cultural property where every room offers a view of the garden

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

This tomb is sealed by a giant rock weighing 2,300 tons

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

A vast, luxurious resort of 198,000 square meters filled with nature

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

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.

Experience the sensibility of an artist

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

Karaoke and a rock sauna at an open-air bath overlooking the ocean. Pets welcome

Check out the must-see views from one of the world’s largest Ferris wheels

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

A path stretching through the verdant Kumano region

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One of the most outstanding castle ruins in all of Japan

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

A spring born of the prayers of a Buddhist monk named Dochi