Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

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

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

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

The traditional god of learning

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

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

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

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.