Best around Kansai Spot List

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

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

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

A wide-open park offering great views of the harbor

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

Enjoy the Japanese architecture in the elegant drawing room

A full-fledged outlet mall with approximately 230 shops, one of the largest in the Kansai region. *Phone reception hours 10:00～18:00

A park memorializing Kobe’s glamorous modern history and the day of the earthquake

A butler-guided tour

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

Popular with tourists, check out this shopping district and its old Japan feel