Best around Kansai Spot List

Located at the birthplace of sumo, this museum offers a chance to explore the history of the sport. It features a full-size sumo ring and a collection of about 12,000 sumo-related artifacts.

A well-established ryokan where people of culture would gather for traditional performance art during the Taisho period

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

A garden enjoyed by many writers and artists

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

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

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

A gathering of popular fashion brands

Located in a town famous for its tuna, this hotel specializes in preparing some of the country’s best tuna

One of the world’s largest tombs built around the mid-fifth century

Southern Osaka's hippest place, where the all the trendy young people go

Now the oldest and most comprehensive botanical gardens in all of Japan

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

A pink tunnel that’s pleasant with greenery and water