Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

A unique, symmetrical building

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The modern architecture leaves a bold impression

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

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

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

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

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

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

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

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

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

The traditional god of learning

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.