Best Architecture Spot List

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

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.

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.

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

This is an auspicious shrine because of the kanji characters that are used for writing its name Hodosan can also be read as ”climbing a mountain of treasures.” The deities who protect people from fire, thefts, and other disasters are enshrined there.

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

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This temple is one of the Three Mountains of the Kanto region for the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and is well-known as a temple to ward off evil. Enjoy the shops in the surrounding streets after attending a Goma Rite (a ceremony in which Goma wood is burned in a fireplace on the Goma platform).

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

Famous for its deity of scholarship