Best Architecture Spot List

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

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.

Mitsumine Jinja, or Mitsumime Shrine, which is located in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, is surrounded by beautiful mountains. It enshrines various gods in the fullness of nature.

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

The building and garden represent the modern Japanese architecture in a semi-Western style.

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.”

It is 634 meters tall, the tallest free-standing broadcasting tower in the world. From its two observatories, you can overlook a view up to 70 km away on a sunny day.

The temple is the oldest one in Kamakura, founded by a high priest called Gyoki. Its principal image of worship is the three figures of eleven-faced Kan'non, and the temple ground is covered with various flowers throughout the seasons.

A well-known shrine for its Chichibu Night Festival. Chichibu shrine enshrines several gods and has a history of over 2,100 years.

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb