Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

The traditional god of learning

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

Displaying works by master artists

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

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

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

View the world six meters below the water surface

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

An old town house to relax in

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

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

A crimson tower glistening in the ocean and sky

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.