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.

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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

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

Yamate 111 Ban-Kan, or the Yamate #111 Residence, is a Spanish-style mansion with red roofing tiles and white exterior walls built inside the Harbor View Park.

Classical Zen Buddhist temple with gardens designed by Muso Kokushi. Enjoy the maple trees and seasonal flowers.

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

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

Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.

This is a historical shrine established about 1,500 years ago. The gods for a good marriage match and family harmony are enshrined.

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

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

This shrine is the object of strong faith as the local deity of Haneda. The Haneda Fuji, which was created due to the people's admiration for Mt. Fuji, is another highlight of the shrine's grounds.

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

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