Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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.”

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site.

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

An ancient temple supported by common people

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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 temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

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