Best Architecture Spot List

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

Famous for its deity of scholarship

A museum where you can learn about the history of Yokohama Port and Nippon maru, a sail boat sitting in dock No.1 which is available for an interior tour.

A building filled with products made locally in Aomori

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

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

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

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.

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

Known as the shinto shrine related to Yoshida Shoin, a samurai clan member of the Choshu Domain who had enormous influence on the movement to topple the Edo Shogunate during the mid-19th century. Now deified, he has become popular as a god of academic success.

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

The dignified form of this early Edo period castle is still palpable

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

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 thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Komagata Bridge on the Sumida River is 150 meters long and has over 80 years of history.