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.

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

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

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

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.

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

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

Zojo-ji is one of the seven Daihonzan (head temples) of Jodo-shu Buddhism and contains many designated Cultural Properties. It is also where the souls of the Tokugawa clan are mourned.

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.