Best Architecture Spot List

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

An accurate replica of Byakkotai's academy

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

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

The Yokohama Marine Tower is one of the symbols in Yokohama built in 1961. Visitors can enjoy the 360° panorama view from its observation deck.

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

The Tokyo Gate Bridge is a large bridge that spans the Tokyo Port Sea Lane 3, with a total length of 2,618 meters.

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

A world-class suspension bridge recognized by Guinness

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

Dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-Omikami

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.