Best around Kansai Spot List

A modern atmosphere infused with traditional Japanese beauty

A cobblestone road thick with the atmosphere of old Osaka

Enjoy the Start of Spring with Cherry Blossoms

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

Appreciate the palm-sized artworks

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Enjoy bird watching throughout the seasons

A wall painting of a beautiful woman was discovered here

Cruise around the beautiful, rias coastline of Ago Bay