Best Architecture around Kansai Spot List

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

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.

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

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

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

The mystical, large torii (gateway) that appears as if it’s floating on the lake’s surface is a must-see

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

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.

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers