Best Architecture Spot List

The interior, including the stained glass, is kept in the original state. Even today, this historical building is still in use as an academic building of Seisen University.

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

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

Marvel at the sight of money being produced before you

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Hakone Sekisho is an impressive reproduction of an Edo Period sekisho on the banks of Lake Ashi. It is as if you've slipped back in time to the Edo Period.

A stock exchange that offers tours. It is a symbol of Japanese economy where an estimated 61,000 people visit annually.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site.

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

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

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

It is a very popular sightseeing spot that you do not want to miss when you visit Tokyo. There are many ways to enjoy your visit because it offers observation decks, artwork, and the Tokyo Tourist Information Center.

A shrine where the god for safe sea travel is enshrined has been respected by people. Many important cultural properties of the ward are preserved in the shrine ground.

The animal taxidermy will surprise you

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage