Best Temples Spot List

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Senso-ji Temple

Asakusa / Temples

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.

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Tamagawa Daishi

Jiyugaoka / Temples

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

Multilingual Staff：English

Foreign Language Pamphlets：English

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Seiryoji Temple

Arashiyama, Uzumasa / Temples

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

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Kongo Sanmaiin

Wakayama, Koyasan / Temples

This temple guesthouse is home to national treasures
Katsuo-ji Temple

Osaka Suburbs / Temples

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

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Enkouji Temple

Ginkakuji Temple, Nanzenji Temple / Temples

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

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Temples

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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Tofuku-ji Temple

Kyoto Station, To-ji Temple / Temples

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.

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Nyonindo Temple

Wakayama, Koyasan / Temples

One of the last temples to prohibit entry to women
Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Temples

The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers
Bishamon-do Temple

Fushimi, Uji / Temples

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

Shinbashi / Temples

Zojo-ji is one of the seven Daihonzan (head temples) of Jodo-shu Buddhism and contains many designated Cultural Properties. It is also where the souls of the Tokugawa clan are mourned.
Ninna-ji Temple

Arashiyama, Uzumasa / Temples

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.
Isshinji Temple

Shinsekai, Tennouji, Tsuruhashi / Temples

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas
Kodai-ji Temple

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Temples

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.

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Toshodaiji Temple

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Temples

This Buddhist school was established by the Chinese monk Jianzhen
Danjo Garan Sacred Temple Complex

Wakayama, Koyasan / Temples

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

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Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Arashiyama, Uzumasa / Temples

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

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Jimyoin

Wakayama, Koyasan / Temples

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

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Temples

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

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