Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

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

An ancient temple supported by common people

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

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.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

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.

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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.

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Two different windows overlooking a garden