Best Temples Spot List

The oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known by the Kaminarimon Gate is one of the must-visit places in Tokyo. On Nakamise Street, you can enjoy souvenir shopping and snack-joint hopping.

Shingon Sect Temple in Setagaya, Tokyo. Tamagawa 88 Sacred Sites. Kanto Sacred Site consisting of temples for 33 Bokefuji Kannon Pilgrimage.

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

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

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple has attracted many worshipers for more than 1,000 years. There are many assets designated as an Important Cultural Properties on its vast temple grounds.

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

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

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is one of the largest wooden statues in Japan.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

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.

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

An ancient temple supported by common people