Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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.

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 inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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

Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage

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

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

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site.

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

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 ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period