Best Temples Spot List

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

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

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

An ancient temple supported by common people

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

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

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

This temple is the daihonzan (head temple) of the Kencho-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect and ranks first among the Kamakura Gozan (Kamakura's Five Great Zen Temples). It has a number of national treasures, cultural assets, and historical structures. The Sanmon (three gates) are a must-see.

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

The Matsuchiyama Shoden Honryu-in Temple close to Senso-ji Temple, is recognized as a ”power spot” by the common people. On this spot they pray for the material benefits in this world. With Y-shaped daikon radishes and kinchaku (Japanese traditional style pouch) people pray for finding a suitable marriage partner and for matrimonial happiness.

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period