Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

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

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.

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

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki 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.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

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

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

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

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

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

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.

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

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