Best Temples Spot List

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

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

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.

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

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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

Himeji’s famous mountain-top temple

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

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

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

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