Best Architecture Spot List

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

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

Two different windows overlooking a garden

Akasaka Palace, or the State Guest House, is a neo baroque-style building with a stately, gorgeous look. It welcomes state and official guests from all over the world.

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

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.

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

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

A building filled with products made locally in Aomori

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

The dignified form of this early Edo period castle is still palpable

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.

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.

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

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.

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

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

A shinto shrine enshrining Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan, worshiped by a large number of people.