Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

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

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

The traditional god of learning

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

This green western-style home shines with pleasant sensibility

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

A lodging facility for guests on their way to visit Ise Jingu Shrine

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Famous for its deity of scholarship

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.