Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

Marvel at the sight of money being produced before you

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

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

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

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

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

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.”

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

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

A lodging facility for guests on their way to visit Ise Jingu Shrine

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall