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.

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

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).

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

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

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

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

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.

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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.

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