Best Temples Spot List

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

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

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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

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.

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

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

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

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.

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).

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

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

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful