Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

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

A unique, symmetrical building

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

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.

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

Displaying works by master artists

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

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

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask