Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

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

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

View the ocean from 47 meters above sea level

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

An ancient temple supported by common people

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

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

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

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.

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

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

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

This green western-style home shines with pleasant sensibility

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen