Best Architecture Spot List

An old shrine that has continued to protect the northeast entry to Kyoto

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.

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

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

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

Tokyo's iconic Tokyo Tower offers visitors a panoramic view of central Tokyo from its two observation decks. The tower itself is also popular for its night-time illumination.

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.

The National Diet Building is the center of law-making in Japan. Visitors can tour the building and observe the creativity and originality that were poured into the design of the building, including its stained glass windows and ceilings.

This famous western-style residence was the first to open in Kobe

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

An accurate replica of Byakkotai's academy

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

The animal taxidermy will surprise you

Formerly Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, this shrine is located on the grounds where Kumano’s three deities descended