Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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

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

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

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

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.

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple