Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

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

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

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

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

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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.

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

An ancient temple supported by common people

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.

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