Best around Kansai Spot List

Enjoy stunning views of Osaka Bay! Shop for gear and apparel, then relax at the scenic café.

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

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

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river

A large tea ceremony is held here to remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

Packed full of nutrients from plants from Japan and China

There is a wide selection of popular home appliances. A store with a passport reader. All items are duty free.

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

Learn about sake brewing

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

A beautiful attraction associated with the legendary Kobo Daishi

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers