Best Temples Spot List

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

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

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

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

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.

A soto-zen Buddhist temple, better known as Toyokawa Inari, which had been worshiped by both the mighty warriors of each era and common people of Edo-Tokyo. You can make a pilgrimage to the seven lucky gods and enjoy viewing lit paper lanterns.

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

The temple is the oldest one in Kamakura, founded by a high priest called Gyoki. Its principal image of worship is the three figures of eleven-faced Kan'non, and the temple ground is covered with various flowers throughout the seasons.

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

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

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

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

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

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn