Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

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

An old town house to relax in

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

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

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

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

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

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

One of the Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.