Best Temples Spot List

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

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

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

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

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

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple is an old temple with a view of the ocean and the town of Hase in Kamakura. Various flowers bloom in the garden from season to season. Its principal image of worship is one of the largest wooden statues in Japan.

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

This temple is one of the Three Mountains of the Kanto region for the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and is well-known as a temple to ward off evil. Enjoy the shops in the surrounding streets after attending a Goma Rite (a ceremony in which Goma wood is burned in a fireplace on the Goma platform).

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.

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.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

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

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.

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

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists