Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.

A crimson tower glistening in the ocean and sky

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

View the ocean from 47 meters above sea level

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A unique, symmetrical building

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers