Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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.

The mystical, large torii (gateway) that appears as if it’s floating on the lake’s surface is a must-see

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

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

Displaying works by master artists

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

A unique, symmetrical building

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

View the world six meters below the water surface

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.