Best Temples Spot List

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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.

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

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

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

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

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

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

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

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 Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji