Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

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

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

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

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

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

One of the Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

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

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

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