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.

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

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 grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

An ancient temple supported by common people

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.

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

Classical Zen Buddhist temple with gardens designed by Muso Kokushi. Enjoy the maple trees and seasonal flowers.

Two different windows overlooking a garden

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

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

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu