Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

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

Two different windows overlooking a garden

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

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

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.