Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

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.”

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

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

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

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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.

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

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

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.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets