Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site.

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

A unique, symmetrical building

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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

Displaying works by master artists

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens