Best around Kansai Spot List

A source for modern fashion trends

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Still growing with new attractions added continuously

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

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.

Search for your favorite aroma

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

A crimson tower glistening in the ocean and sky

Giant Kansai outlets near Kyoto with 230 shops

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

An urban oasis in Osaka and home to the Main Tower of Osaka-jo Castle. Together with plum trees and cherry trees, the park provides scenic beauty unique to each season.

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”