Top 10 Mountains in Kinki, Japan

November 20, 2021 Elouise Mccaul

The Kansai region (関西地方, Kansai-chihō) or the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō) lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. While the use of the terms "Kansai" and "Kinki" have changed over history, in most modern contexts the use of the two terms is interchangeable. The urban region of Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.
Restaurants in Kinki

1. Kii Mountains

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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Kii Mountains

2. Mt Daifugen

Obatani, Kawakami-mura, Yoshino-gun 639-3613 Nara Prefecture
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Mt Daifugen

3. Mt. Koya

Koya-cho, Ito-gun Wakayama Prefecture
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4.5 based on 818 reviews

Mt. Koya

Wooden temples hidden among the trees, mist-covered mountains, smooth-headed monks in colorful robes--all the Buddhist film archetypes are alive on Mt. Koya. A deeply sacred place, central to the Shingon sect of Buddhism, Mt. Koya is also a World Heritage Site due to its more than 1000-year-old teaching and meditation sites.

Reviewed By epicure49

We stayed with the young monks at Yochi-In and absolutely loved walking around this stunning mountain-top enclave of Buddhist temples. This is surely what all we tourists expected and wanted of Japan. Peace and quiet in a remote wooded area... beautiful shrines and temples with an other-worldly quality so far removed from the hubbub of your normal lives. I took too many photos to show here but have included just a few... A very definite MUST VISIT place.

4. Yoroi-dake

Soni-mura, Uda-gun 633-1201 Nara Prefecture
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Yoroi-dake

5. Mt. Yoshino

Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun Nara Prefecture +81 746-32-1007 http://www.yoshinoyama-sakura.jp/index.php
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4.5 based on 291 reviews

Mt. Yoshino

6. Mt. Maya

Nada-ku, Kobe Hyogo Prefecture
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4.5 based on 424 reviews

Mt. Maya

Reviewed By Elisabethmh - Oslo, Norway

Mount Maya (Maya-San in Japaneese) is a mountain 700 meters above sea level and one of the most important mountains in the Rokko mountain range north of Kobe. The story goes that Mount Maya is named after Lady Maya - the mother of the Buddha. You can easily reach the top of the mountain by cabel car and the view is absolutely stunning! I can highly reccomend a trip to Mt. Maya while visiting Kobe. You won`t regret the spectacular view from the top.

7. Katsuragi Highlands

Kujira, Gose 639-2312 Nara Prefecture
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4.5 based on 42 reviews

Katsuragi Highlands

8. Mount Odaigahara

Kotochi, Kamikitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun 639-3702 Nara Prefecture +81 7468-2-0001 http://vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp/kanko/tanoshimu/odaigahara/
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4.5 based on 82 reviews

Mount Odaigahara

9. Nijozan

Katsuragi 639-2101 Nara Prefecture +81 745-48-2811 https://www.city.katsuragi.nara.jp/index.cfm/14,2707,53,216,html
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Nijozan

10. Mt. Miwa

Miwa, Sakurai Nara Prefecture http://oomiwa.or.jp/jinja/miwayama/#linktop
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Mt. Miwa

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