Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

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

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

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.

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

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

Two different windows overlooking a garden

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

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

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

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

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

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

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.