Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

The dignified form of this early Edo period castle is still palpable

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

An ancient temple supported by common people

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

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.

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.