Best Temples Spot List

The oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known by the Kaminarimon Gate is one of the must-visit places in Tokyo. On Nakamise Street, you can enjoy souvenir shopping and snack-joint hopping.

Shingon Sect Temple in Setagaya, Tokyo. Tamagawa 88 Sacred Sites. Kanto Sacred Site consisting of temples for 33 Bokefuji Kannon Pilgrimage.

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

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.

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

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women

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

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

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

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

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”