Best Temples around Kansai Spot List

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

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

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 temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves