Best Architecture Spot List

View the ocean from 47 meters above sea level

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

The Matsuchiyama Shoden Honryu-in Temple close to Senso-ji Temple, is recognized as a ”power spot” by the common people. On this spot they pray for the material benefits in this world. With Y-shaped daikon radishes and kinchaku (Japanese traditional style pouch) people pray for finding a suitable marriage partner and for matrimonial happiness.

A popular spot for taking commemorative photos

The Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa is one of the largest of all wooden imperial villas to be erected during the Meiji Era. Today, guests can tour the inside of the villa as well as its yard.

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.

An old town house to relax in

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

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

A guardian shinto shrine in northern Shinagawa-shuku. Best known for its portable shrines during the annual Shinagawa Shrine Festival in June.

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

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.

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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.

Yushima-tenjin enshrines Amenotajikarao-no-mikoto, the god of better fortune and sports, and Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning and study. A number of famed scholars and writers visit this shrine.

An ancient temple supported by common people

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

Yamate 234 Ban-Kan, or the Yamate #234 Residence, is a Western-style mansion that served as an apartment building for foreign residents. The panel exhibits displayed on the first floor tell the history of the building.