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.

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

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

This large temple complex boasts a magnificent ancient hall

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

A little-known temple hidden deep in the mountains

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)

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

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

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

This is a temple erected at the wish of Keishoin, the real mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The main hall, remaining in its original state from the Genroku period, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

This imposing temple serves as a center for Shugendo asceticism

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.

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures

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

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”