Best Visiting around Kansai Spot List

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Koyasan, a treasury of esoteric Buddhism art

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Gaze out on Ago Bay from a deck

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

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

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

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.”

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

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

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

An exhibit featuring contact and change between Eastern and Western cultures

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

An oasis of water and greenery in the city center