Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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

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

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended

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

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

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

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

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.

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

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas