Best around Kansai Spot List

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

A truly elegant bay cruise

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

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

A trekking spot surrounded by mother nature

An adventure full of thrills

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

A rare, underground art museum

Enjoyable for all ages, offering everything from food, general goods, and fashion

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Denim made using traditional methods