Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

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

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

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

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.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

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.