Sights & Attractions in The Kansai Region

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Bampaku Koen Originally the site of Expo 1970, one of Osaka's defining postwar...	Amusement Parks	Kita

Chugu-ji Chugu-ji was originally the home of Prince Shotoku's mother in...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Western Nara

Fujii-dera Fujii-dera . An 8th-century, 1,000-handed statue of Kannon, the...	Religious Sites	Minami

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum Nada, one of Kobe's westernmost neighborhoods, is home to a number...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Kobe

Hattori Ryokuchi Koen Come for the park's open-air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses...	Parks	Kita


Ikuta Jinja Legend has it that this shrine was founded by Empress Jingu in...	Religious Sites	Downtown Kobe

Isshin-ji Temple The ultramodern gate and fierce guardian statues of Isshin-ji...	Religious Sites	Minami

Keitaku-en Jihei Ogawa, master gardener of the late Meiji period, spent...	Gardens / Arboretums	Minami

Kobe Kaiyo Hakubutsukan The Maritime Museum is the stunning building with a billowing...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Kobe

Kofuku-ji The Kofuku-ji Temple's Five-Story Pagoda dominates the skyline...	Religious Sites	Nara Koen

Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan The National Museum of Ethnology exhibits textiles, masks, and...	Museums / Galleries	Kita

Liberty Osaka: Osaka Human Rights Museum In a country that often falls back on the myth of everyone living...	Museums / Galleries	Minami

Mido-suji Osaka's Champs Élysées, the ginko-tree-lined Mido-suji...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Minami

Nankin-machi If you're heading to Meriken Park or Harborland, consider a short...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown Kobe

Nara Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan One of the earliest examples of Western-style Meiji architecture...	Museums / Galleries	Nara Koen

Nihon Mingei-kan The exhibits of "beauty from day-to-day life" at this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Kita

Nintoku Mausoleum The 4th-century mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku is in the city of...	Architectural Sites	Minami

Osaka Museum of History Informative as it is enjoyable, the Osaka Museum of History seeks...	Museums / Galleries	Kita

Shin-Yakushi-ji This temple was founded in 747 by Empress Komyo (701-760) in...	Religious Sites	Nara Koen

Suntory Museum Osaka native Tadao Ando is Japan's most famous architect, and...	Museums / Galleries	Kita

Tenman-gu This 10th-century shrine is the main site of the annual Tenjin...	Festivals	Kita

Toshodai-ji The main entrance to Toshodai-ji, which was built in 751, is...	Religious Sites	Western Nara

Universal Studios Japan The 140-acre Universal Studios Japan (USJ) combines the most...	Amusement Parks	Kita

Yakushi-ji The two pagodas that tower over Yakushi-ji Temple are an analogy...	Religious Sites	Western Nara
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