Best around Kansai Spot List

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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.

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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

A crimson tower glistening in the ocean and sky

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

Enjoy Diverse Cherry Blossom Trees From Multiple Angles

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this magical path

Enjoy the four seasons of Osaka from the river's surface

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

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

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka