Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

Two different windows overlooking a garden

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

This green western-style home shines with pleasant sensibility