Best Architecture Spot List

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

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.

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

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