Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

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

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

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.

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

An ancient temple supported by common people

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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