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IshikawaArchitectureKanazawa
Kazuemachi Chaya District
One of Kanazawa's three geisha quarters. Narrow lanes and fine lattice run on; a preservation district of traditional buildings.
IshikawaArchitectureKomatsu
Natadera Temple
Holds the national scenic site Kigan Yusenkyo, with a main hall, a three-storey pagoda, a goma hall and a belfry.
FukuiArchitectureSakai
Maruoka Castle
Built in 1576 by Katsutoyo, nephew of Katsuie Shibata. One of the twelve surviving castle keeps.
FukuiArchitectureEchizen
Okamoto Shrine and Otaki Shrine
Honours Kawakami Gozen, the deity of paper. An important cultural property with what is called the most complex roof in Japan.
ShizuokaArchitectureKakegawa
Kakegawa Castle
A castle in Kakegawa, the first in Japan to have its keep rebuilt in timber, in 1994, with the palace still standing.
KyotoArchitectureKyoto
Saihoji Temple (Kokedera)
A temple whose grounds are covered with some 120 kinds of moss. Said to have been founded by Gyoki in 731; visits must be booked in advance.
KyotoArchitectureKyoto
Rokuonji Temple (Kinkaku-ji)
A temple Ashikaga Yoshimitsu founded in 1397 as a mountain villa. Its gold-leafed reliquary hall is mirrored in the pond.
KyotoArchitectureKyoto
Jishoji Temple (Ginkaku-ji)
The mountain villa Ashikaga Yoshimasa founded in 1482. The Silver Pavilion is a national treasure and the signature of Higashiyama culture.
KyotoArchitectureIne
Funaya Boathouses of Ine
Buildings ringing the bay at Ine, with a boathouse below and living quarters above.
Maizuru
Maizuru Red Brick Park
A complex in Maizuru making use of the old navy's red-brick warehouses.
HyogoArchitectureHimeji
Kokoen Garden
A Japanese garden on the site of the west residence of Himeji Castle, opened in 1992, borrowing the castle as scenery.
HyogoArchitectureHimeji
Himeji Castle
The first castle in Japan inscribed as a World Heritage site. Its white plaster walls give it the name White Heron Castle.
HyogoArchitectureAsago
Takeda Castle Ruins
The site of a 353-metre mountain castle in Asago, known for the sea of clouds on autumn mornings.
NaraArchitectureNara
Yakushiji Temple
A temple built by Emperor Tenmu in prayer for his consort's recovery. The east pagoda stands from its founding and is a national treasure.
NaraArchitectureNara
Todaiji Temple
A temple founded at the wish of Emperor Shomu, whose Great Buddha Hall enshrines a Vairocana about 15 metres high.
NaraArchitectureNara
Toshodaiji Temple
A temple founded by the Tang priest Ganjin. Its main hall and lecture hall are national treasures.
NaraArchitectureNara
Gangoji Temple
A temple descended from Asukadera, built by Soga no Umako. It stands in Naramachi, and some of its roof tiles date from the Asuka period.
NaraArchitectureIkaruga
Horyuji Temple
A temple said to have been founded in 607 by Prince Shotoku and Empress Suiko. A World Heritage site as the oldest wooden buildings in the world.
NaraArchitectureKatsuragi
Taimadera Temple
A temple said to have been founded in 612 by Prince Maroko, with two three-storey pagodas standing side by side.
NaraArchitectureIkaruga
Hokiji Temple
A temple founded in 638, with the oldest three-storey pagoda in Japan; part of the World Heritage property.
NaraArchitectureSakurai
Hasedera Temple
A temple dating from 686. Its main hall stands at the top of a long covered stair, and it is known for its peonies.
NaraArchitectureUda
Muroji Temple
A temple founded by a Kofukuji priest at the end of the Nara period. It admitted women, so it is called the women's Koya.
NaraArchitectureSakurai
Omiwa Shrine
A shrine whose sacred body is Mount Miwa itself. Having no main hall, it keeps the oldest form in Japan.