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 historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is one of the largest wooden statues in Japan.

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple has attracted many worshipers for more than 1,000 years. There are many assets designated as an Important Cultural Properties on its vast temple grounds.

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”