Best Architecture Spot List

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

A shrine that has a beautiful vermilion-lacquered shrine pavilion from the Edo period. It is also called Sanja Gongen (in honor of three men who founded the temple), and the Sanja Matsuri held in May is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo (now Tokyo).

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Atago Shrine is a scenically situated shrine perched 26 meters above sea level atop Mount Atago.

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

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 head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

A suspension bridge linking the city center to Rinkai Fukutoshin (Tokyo Waterfront Secondary City Center). The ocean view from the walkway and the lights that change each season are worth seeing.

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

A stock exchange that offers tours. It is a symbol of Japanese economy where an estimated 61,000 people visit annually.

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

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.

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo