Best around Kansai Spot List

The Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida’s dazzling dream, a gold space that reflects upon a pond

Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period

This temple lodging hotel is located right next to the main gate of Chion-in Temple. You can experience morning prayers in a serene atmosphere with a national treasure right before your eyes.

A shrine to the beautiful Mount Miwa, worshiped since ancient times

Its aromatic soba, made by milling buckwheat seeds harvested during autumn and then carefully stored so as not to spoil the flavor, is popular. The restaurant serves simple dishes such as zaru soba (cold soba with dipping sauce) as well as original soba using karasumi (dried mullet roe) or avocado, which are popular among young people. Also on offer are menus of items such as the tempura set with selected seasonal vegetables and three side dishes (2,160 JPY) and desserts such as annindofu (an almond jelly) served with soba syrup.

Located just one meter away from the sea, this is a public open-air bath that Shirahama Onsen is famous for. According to the ancient history books, such as the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) and the Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), Prince Arima visited this place about 1,350 years ago.

An ancient ritual practice in which several deer are chased down to have their antlers trimmed

A famous spot for cherry blossoms which line a path along the Okawa River