Best Architecture Spot List

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

It is a large-scale conference and exhibition facility in Chiba Prefecture. The facility is bustling with big events in culture, arts, and sports.

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

The modern architecture leaves a bold impression

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

The Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa is one of the largest of all wooden imperial villas to be erected during the Meiji Era. Today, guests can tour the inside of the villa as well as its yard.

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.

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen