Best Architecture Spot List

Houses that gave new life to waste materials

Old forests and valuable buildings from the turn of the 20th century

A beautiful western-style building in white and ultramarine blue

A shrine with 2,400 years of history and the largest shrine gate, symbolizing Yahiko.

A Zen temple associated with warlord Date Masamune. Visit the main hall, which is a designated national treasure, and the architectural masterpiece that is the Kuri (kitchen building).

Kinomiya Shrine, along with a towering 2,000 year old sacred tree on site, has been worshiped as a god of Atami since ancient times.

A shrine of nearly 1300 years of history enshrining Asakusa Meisho Shichifukujin, Jurojin (the seven lucky gods of Asakusa’s famous shrines)

Surrounded by nature and visited by many people, Bentendo Temple rises from the center of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park.

It is one of the largest mosques in Japan. The interior of the building is furnished with beautiful decorations, including stained glass mounted windows.

Enshrines Heihachiro Togo, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who defeated the Baltic Fleet.

The main gate of Sensoji Temple. Its huge, impressive paper lantern with ”Kaminarimon” written in kanji is a landmark of Asakusa.

The bridge carrying traffic from Kasuga-dori Street over the Sumida River. One of the viewing areas for the fireworks festival is near this bridge.

A Western-style residence commissioned by former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama. Various flowers such as roses bloom beautifully from season to season.

Reconstructed in Takada Park, the Sanju Yagura houses a gallery of artifacts and an observation room

The Nicholai-do Cathedral (commonly spelled as Nikorai-do in Japan) is a Byzantine-style cathedral with a characteristic dome roof. In addition to a tour to see cultural assets, you can also participate in a mass service.

The skyscraper that stands 296 meters high. It's a spot full of attractions such as a large panorama that spreads from the observation floor on the 69th floor and shopping!

This chime keeps telling time and is a symbol of Kawagoe, a warehouse town brimming with Edo-era atmosphere.

Strong Chinese influence, rare in Kitano

One of the nation's largest movable road bridges built over the mouth of Sumida River.

One of two Daihonzan (head temples) of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, with modern buildings in the spacious temple grounds. You can practice Zen meditation here.