Best around Kansai Spot List

A popular spot for taking commemorative photos

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The popular open-air bath looks out across the beach

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Polished shops are lined up one after another

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

Tour the distillery where Japan's first malt whisky was created

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

The spectacular views of the enormous rocks will impress you

Arima Hot Spring, located an hour's trip away from Osaka, is known as a retreat in the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas. It is famous for being one of Japan's three oldest hot springs.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

Karaoke and a rock sauna at an open-air bath overlooking the ocean. Pets welcome

Introducing Ekoin, a popular shukubo (temple lodging) at Mt. Koya (Koyasan) that has gained great popularity among LIVE JAPAN readers. Due to its high demand, it is recommended to make reservations about 4 months in advance. Staying here provides an opportunity to enjoy quiet time and traditional cultural experiences, and is sure to refresh both mind and body.

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

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

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here