Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women