Best Architecture Spot List

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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.

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

The Hakone Shrine with its vermillion-lacquered torii (Shinto shrine archway) and its Japanese cedars is a shrine with a holy presence that tells you about history

A historical shrine with a solemn atmosphere built in Gongen-zukuri (style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof). It is designated as National Important Cultural Property. Late April is the best period to see the Azaleas on the premises.

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

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

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

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

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

An old town house to relax in

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

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

Berrick Hall is a Spanish-style mansion built on top of a hill. You can enjoy both the historical building and a garden that sits on 1,980 square meters of land.

This temple is the daihonzan (head temple) of the Kencho-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect and ranks first among the Kamakura Gozan (Kamakura's Five Great Zen Temples). It has a number of national treasures, cultural assets, and historical structures. The Sanmon (three gates) are a must-see.

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi