Best around Kansai Spot List

Tour the distillery where Japan's first malt whisky was created

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

The popular open-air bath looks out across the beach

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

Enjoy a 2km Path of Blooming Yoshino Cherry Trees Along a Canal

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

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

Enjoy Diverse Cherry Blossom Trees From Multiple Angles

An ancient temple supported by common people

Enjoy good food with high-quality, spacious rooms and hot springs

Beautiful Neo-Renaissance arches

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

A great view overlooking the the Five Storied Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”