Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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 lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

A unique, symmetrical building

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

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

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

The animal taxidermy will surprise you

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

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

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

An old town house to relax in

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.