Best Architecture Spot List

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

A house built in late Taisho era, after the Great Kanto Earthquake, as a residence for foreigners.

The corporate showroom of Panasonic. You can try out popular video games on large displays.

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.

A Nichiren Buddhist temple housing Kishimojin (Hariti), the deity of easy childbirth. Steeped in nature, Kishimojin-do has been a popular site for viewing cherry blossoms since the Edo period (1603-1868).

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

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

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.

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.

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

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

Hie-jinja Shrine has a history of more than 600 years. The Sanno Festival, one of the three biggest Japanese festivals, is held in June.