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 Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

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

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

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

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

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

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

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.

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

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion