Best Architecture Spot List

Hakone Sekisho is an impressive reproduction of an Edo Period sekisho on the banks of Lake Ashi. It is as if you've slipped back in time to the Edo Period.

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

A house where you can experience the life of a Meiji era diplomat. You can also enjoy a cup of tea with a view of the city of Yokohama.

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

The symbol of Odawara City, Kanagawa. The former castle area is now a park beloved by town residents and has an amusement park for children.

Displaying works by master artists

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

A shrine that has a beautiful vermilion-lacquered shrine pavilion from the Edo period. It is also called Sanja Gongen (in honor of three men who founded the temple), and the Sanja Matsuri held in May is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo (now Tokyo).

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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

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

This ancient temple contains the history of the Southern Dynasty

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

Nogi Shrine is a shrine where Nogi Maresuke (1849 - 1912), a general in the Imperial Japanese army during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and his wife are enshrined.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden