Best Architecture Spot List

A convention and art center built as a comprehensive cultural information dissemination base.

The oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known by the Kaminarimon Gate is one of the must-visit places in Tokyo. On Nakamise Street, you can enjoy souvenir shopping and snack-joint hopping.

Shingon Sect Temple in Setagaya, Tokyo. Tamagawa 88 Sacred Sites. Kanto Sacred Site consisting of temples for 33 Bokefuji Kannon Pilgrimage.

“I have come to this land and my heart is sugasugashi (refreshed).” Suga Shrine is the tutelary shrine of 18 towns in Yotsuya, Tokyo.

Benzaiten, one of the seven lucky gods of Asakusa, is enshrined, and is said to bring benefits such as business success

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

A soto-zen Buddhist temple, better known as Toyokawa Inari, which had been worshiped by both the mighty warriors of each era and common people of Edo-Tokyo. You can make a pilgrimage to the seven lucky gods and enjoy viewing lit paper lanterns.

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

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

The source of worship to Nachi Falls

Castle remains of the Kishu Tokugawa family made up of 555,000 stones

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

The building and garden represent the modern Japanese architecture in a semi-Western style.

The gateway to Mt. Fuji, this shrine lets you purify body and mind in an atmosphere both solemn and cooling (you might even get a chance to see Shinto ceremonies like festivals, benedictions, or weddings!)

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended