Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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

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.

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

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

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

An ancient temple supported by common people

Dresses available for commemorative photos

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

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

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

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

A symbol of Ijinkan. A bold brick structure standing in front of the square

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

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.