Best around Kansai Spot List

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.

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

An entertainment hall created by Yoshimoto Kogyo

A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

Imparts the history of Nada sake brewing

Daily necessities, stationery, and more. There’s also a theater!

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

An adventure full of thrills

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Adorable sea creatures everywhere

Picturesque white sands and green pine trees at the base of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

A classical red brick building

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