Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

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

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

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

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

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.”

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

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

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

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

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

An ancient temple supported by common people

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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.

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.