Best around Kansai Spot List

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

The second-oldest national museum in Japan, located in Nara Park. It boasts the nation's greatest collection of Buddhist art.

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

This outdoor, natural bath is even popular in winter

The perfect lineup

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

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

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

Great seafood, great hot springs, and invigorating views

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

A beautiful attraction associated with the legendary Kobo Daishi

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

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

Take a photo in traditional Dutch clothing

Learn about Nara's traditional crafts

Lots of beautiful roses

Displaying works by master artists