Best Architecture Spot List

A shinto shrine enshrining Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan, worshiped by a large number of people.

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A popular spot for taking commemorative photos

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

View the ocean from 47 meters above sea level

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

A guardian shinto shrine in northern Shinagawa-shuku. Best known for its portable shrines during the annual Shinagawa Shrine Festival in June.

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.

This is a popular shrine for enmusubi-mairi, praying for a good marriage match. Weathered, miniature Shinto shrines on the shrine grounds invite your profound interest.

You can experience making a Buddhist rosary using genuine stones, while looking at the graceful garden

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

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 graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

An old town house to relax in

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens