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 Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.
Blessed with knowledge by Monju
Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka
A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas
Two different windows overlooking a garden
The Matsuchiyama Shoden Honryu-in Temple close to Senso-ji Temple, is recognized as a ”power spot” by the common people. On this spot they pray for the material benefits in this world. With Y-shaped daikon radishes and kinchaku (Japanese traditional style pouch) people pray for finding a suitable marriage partner and for matrimonial happiness.
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.
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.”
An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage
Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace
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).
Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb
A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”
This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen
The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful
Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets
The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists
A mortuary temple for the imperial household