Best Architecture Spot List

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

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

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

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.

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

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 famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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 little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

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

The traditional god of learning

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.