Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

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 head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

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

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

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.

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa