Best around Kansai Spot List

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.”

Gaze out on Ago Bay from a deck

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

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.

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

The popular open-air bath looks out across the beach

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

A gathering of popular fashion brands

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

Take a trip around the picturesque view of one of Japan’s three famous sights

This sacred primeval forest is registered as a world heritage site

Weave, watch, and wear traditional textiles from elegant Kyoto

A fishing park where everyone can enjoy themselves, from beginners to experienced fishermen

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

Feel like you’re in Spain with parades, shows, and attractions

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.