Best Architecture Spot List

This shrine is the object of strong faith as the local deity of Haneda. The Haneda Fuji, which was created due to the people's admiration for Mt. Fuji, is another highlight of the shrine's grounds.

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

Classical Zen Buddhist temple with gardens designed by Muso Kokushi. Enjoy the maple trees and seasonal flowers.

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.

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

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

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

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.