Best Temples Spot List

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

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

You can experience making a Buddhist rosary using genuine stones, while looking at the graceful garden

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

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

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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

This is a temple erected at the wish of Keishoin, the real mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The main hall, remaining in its original state from the Genroku period, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

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

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 famous for its Bone Buddhas