Best Architecture Spot List

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site.

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

Two different windows overlooking a garden

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

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

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is one of the largest wooden statues in Japan.

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

Hie-jinja Shrine has a history of more than 600 years. The Sanno Festival, one of the three biggest Japanese festivals, is held in June.

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

Hakone Sekisho is an impressive reproduction of an Edo Period sekisho on the banks of Lake Ashi. It is as if you've slipped back in time to the Edo Period.

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

This is an auspicious shrine because of the kanji characters that are used for writing its name Hodosan can also be read as ”climbing a mountain of treasures.” The deities who protect people from fire, thefts, and other disasters are enshrined there.

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