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.

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

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

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

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

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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 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.

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

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

This is a temple erected at the wish of Keishoin, the real mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The main hall, remaining in its original state from the Genroku period, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

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