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.

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

A grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

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

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

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

One of the Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

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.

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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.