Best Architecture Spot List

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

A suspension bridge linking the city center to Rinkai Fukutoshin (Tokyo Waterfront Secondary City Center). The ocean view from the walkway and the lights that change each season are worth seeing.

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

The interior, including the stained glass, is kept in the original state. Even today, this historical building is still in use as an academic building of Seisen University.

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

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 Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

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.

A shrine famous for its ”Wedded Rocks”

The head Kumano shrine where various Kumano deities are worshiped

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

A shrine to the south of the imperial palace for gods who offer directional protection

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

The head of Japan’s Kumano shrines—famous for matchmaking

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

You can experience making a Buddhist rosary using genuine stones, while looking at the graceful garden