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.

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

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

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

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

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Known for “the evening bell of Mii-dera”, one of the Eight Views of Omi

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

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

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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 majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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