Best Temples Spot List

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple has attracted many worshipers for more than 1,000 years. There are many assets designated as an Important Cultural Properties on its vast temple grounds.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

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

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

A temple associated with Heian-era poet Ariwara no Narihara

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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 grand temple complex established on Mount Koya some 900 years ago

Famous for its early blossoming cherry trees, which signify the coming of spring

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

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.

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

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

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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

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