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

Two different windows overlooking a garden

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

This temple is one of the Three Mountains of the Kanto region for the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and is well-known as a temple to ward off evil. Enjoy the shops in the surrounding streets after attending a Goma Rite (a ceremony in which Goma wood is burned in a fireplace on the Goma platform).

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

This temple is the daihonzan (head temple) of the Kencho-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect and ranks first among the Kamakura Gozan (Kamakura's Five Great Zen Temples). It has a number of national treasures, cultural assets, and historical structures. The Sanmon (three gates) are a must-see.

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

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.

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

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