Best Temples Spot List

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Spend your time comfortably in the visitor's lodging at a first-class ryokan

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

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

A large temple in Nara featuring many structures that illustrate the culture from the Tempyo Period. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

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

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

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).

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

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

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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.