Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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 that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Two different windows overlooking a garden

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

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

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

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

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

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.

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

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

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask