Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

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

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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

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 school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

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

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.

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

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

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