Best around Kansai Spot List

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

Enjoy views in every season

Beautiful Neo-Renaissance arches

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

A bath and inn for adults looking to relax in style

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

One of the most outstanding castle ruins in all of Japan

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

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

The moss-covered stone path is the most beautiful on the Kumano Kodo

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Stay in the city while getting a taste of the views from deep mountain valleys in this Japanese-style garden

The perfect lineup

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

This veteran inn boasts traditions carried on from the Genroku era

Handmade artisanal canvas bags that are study and built to last

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara