Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Castle remains of the Kishu Tokugawa family made up of 555,000 stones

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

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

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

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

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

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.

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

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

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

An old town house to relax in

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi