Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

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

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

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

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

A world-class suspension bridge recognized by Guinness

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

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

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall