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Todai-ji Temple Great Buddha
Inside the Great Buddha Hall, the largest bronze statue in Japan, known as ...
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kiyomizu-dera is a Hosso sect temp...
Touyu-do of Mitokusan Sanbutsuji most difficult worship
To visit the Ippei-do, you have to climb the steep mountain path called "Gy...
Kinkaku-ji Temple
Kinkakuji Temple (Rokuonji Temple), located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City, was fou...
Byodo-in Temple, a World Heritage Site
Hō-ō-dō" is a national treasure building located in Uji City, Nara Prefectu...
Syoshazan Engyoji
Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe is the temple of the famous Himeji Shosha mount...
Rurikoji the five-story pagoda shine
Rurikoji Temple is located in Kayama-cho, Yamaguchi City, and is a historic...
Gakuen temple there is a temple of the back of the waterfall
Benkei also in the back of the gap between the rock of Furo waterfall that ...
Senkoji overlooking the superb view of Onomichi
Recommended, is the view from the rocks at Ishizuchisan chain training. Y...
An overwhelming number of national treasures! Kofukuji Temple
Kofukuji is home to the largest wooden building in Japan after Todaiji's Da...
Chion-in, the head temple of the Jodo sect
This temple was founded by Honen Shonin. Known as the founder of the Pure L...
Shinshoji Zen and Garden Museum
The unique feature of Shinshoji Zen and Garden Museum is the fusion of Zen ...
Ginkaku-ji Temple
Ginkakuji (Ginkakuji) (Jishoji), located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a mo...
Sensoji Temple and Kaminarimon Gate
Sensoji Temple was founded in the 36th year of Emperor Suiko's reign (628)....
Kimpusen-ji Temple
Mount Yoshino was once the center of the Southern Court during the Northern...
World Heritage - Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple covers the entirety of Mt. Hiei, which has an alti...
Saigoku 26th Ichijoji Temple
Ichijoji Temple is said to have been built by Hodo Sennin at the request of...
Toyokawa Inari, one of the Three Great Inari Shrines in Japan
Located in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Toyokawa Inari is a Soto Zen te...
Kamakura Great Buddha Hall Kotokuin
Kotoku-in is a Jodo sect temple in Kamakura city, and the Great Buddha of K...
Birthplace of Kobo Daishi: Zentsuji Temple
It is the head temple of the Zentsuji sect of Shingon Buddhism. The five-s...
Tenryu-ji Temple, Founded by Ashikaga Takauji
Tenryu-ji Temple, located in Saga-Arashiyama, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a Z...
The oldest wooden building in the world! Horyu-ji Temple
Horyuji Temple is said to have been built by Prince Shotoku in the 15th yea...
A sacred place for mountain worship! Yoshino
Yoshino has long been known as a sacred place for mountain worship, and Kin...
Osu Kannon
The statue of Hotei, one of the Nagoya Seven Lucky Gods, is enshrined here....
Buttsuji Temple, famous for autumn leaves
It has a long history and a very tasteful atmosphere, and is crowded with m...
1300 Years of History - Yakushiji Temple
Yakushiji is a large temple with a history of about 1,300 years, which bega...
Hourai-ji Temple, Houraiji Mountain
Mount Horaiji is a 695m high mountain with exposed rhyolite, a remnant of v...
Kongobu-ji Temple
Kongobu-ji Temple, located in Koya-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecture, is a ...
The inner sanctuary of Deshakaji Temple and Mount Gahaishi Sekimigadake
Located in the mountains at an altitude of about 400m, this is the place wh...
Mii Temple
Miidera was founded by Prince Otomo's son, Prince Yota, during the reign of...
Toshodaiji Temple
Toshodai-ji Temple dates back to the 19th year of Tenpyo (747) during the N...
Kegon-ji
Kegon-ji Temple is said to have been founded in 798 by Oguchi Dairyo. Ke...
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (Shinshu Honbyo)
Higashi Honganji, located in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, is officially calle...
Yakuyoke Yakuoji Temple
The way to ward off evil at Yakuoji Temple is to climb up the Yakuzaka slop...
To-ji Temple (Kyoo-gokoku-ji Temple)
Located in Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Toji Temple is a government temple built ...
Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple
Eiheiji is the head temple of the Soto sect and is known as the largest Zen...
Nikkozan Rinnoji Taiyu-in Temple
It is said that it was built under orders that should not surpass Toshogu S...
National Treasure Zuiryu-ji Temple
Zuiryu-ji Temple is an early Edo period architecture that faithfully convey...
Buddha with a total length of 41m! Nanzoin
A bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha with a total length of 41m, a height o...
Tower of quintuple of Bitchu Kokubunji Temple
Bitchu Kokubunji temple is located on the coast of Kibiji Soja famous as th...
Jodoji Temple founded by Prince Shotoku
The main hall and Tahoto pagoda are designated as national treasures, and t...
Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzenji Temple was built in the early 13th century and played a central ro...
Tofuku-ji Temple
The great advantage of Tofukuji Temple is its grand scale and beautiful sce...
Kenninji Temple
Kennin-ji Temple was founded in 1202 for the purpose of propagating Zen Bud...
Prince Shotoku's Shitennoji Temple
It is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in 593. The temple lay...
Large ginkgo family temple of old 900 years
Large ginkgo is a 13-meters masterpiece of scale around the 40 height-meter...
Daisen-ji Nestled at the foot Daisen
Daisenji Temple is an ancient temple with a history of about 1,300 years, a...
Daitoku-ji Temple
Daitokuji, located in Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto, is a Zen temple founded i...
Myooin of National Treasure vermilion beautiful
The greatest attraction of Myo-in Temple is the beauty of its national trea...
View of Lake Shinji Ichibata Yakushi
Ichibata Yakushi is an ancient temple located on Ichibata Mountain, 200 met...
Ninna-ji Temple
One of the greatest attractions of Ninna-ji Temple is the Omuro Sakura. The...
Daigo-ji Temple, with a National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda
The greatest attraction of Daigoji Temple is its vast grounds and the wealt...
A cave temple! Fudoin Iwayado
Fudoin Iwayado is counted as one of Japan's three major input halls, along ...
Hasedera Temple, the head temple of the Shingon Buzan School
Hase-dera Temple is one of the representative tourist spots in Nara Prefect...
Zenkoji Temple
Zenkoji Temple is said to have been founded by Gyoki in 644 during the Haku...
Nikko Rinnoji Temple
Many historical buildings and cultural assets are preserved within the grou...
Kai Zenkoji Temple
The main hall of Kai Zenkoji is one of the largest wooden structures in eas...
Unpenji Temple and Unpenji Summit Park
The Sanroku Ropeway Station is located on the Kanonji City side of Kagawa P...
Eikando Zenrinji Temple
Eikando was founded in 853 by Shinjo, a disciple of Kukai. Initially, it wa...
Miyajima Daisho-in Temple, Main Mountain
Daisho-in has a long history that dates back to 806 AD when Kobo Daishi, al...
Muroji Temple in Nyonin Koya
Muroji Temple, located in Uda City, Nara Prefecture, is a historic temple t...
Kiyomizu Temple(清水寺) in Yasugi, Shimane prefecture.
Kiyomizu-dera is an ancient Tendai temple that is said to have been founded...
Abuto Kannon
The Kannondo is designated as a national important cultural property.
Jindaiji Temple
There are many soba restaurants in the area, and it has a touristy atmosphe...
Temple of Bone Buddha “Isshinji”
Isshinji Temple is said to have been founded by Honen in 1185. In 1600, ...
Chogosonshi-ji Temple
Chogosonshi-ji Temple is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in the...
Kurama-dera Temple
Located in Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kurama Temple is the he...
Mitatani Temple, a Power Spot of Silence.
Along the approach to the temple, there are waterfalls and numerous stone B...
Rengeo-in Sanjusangendo
There are many precious statues, such as the wooden seated statue of Senju ...
Gesshoji Temple: Beloved by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo)
Gesshoji Temple has a simple and serene atmosphere where time flows quietly...
Overlooking the streets of Takehara! Saihoji and Fumeikaku
Fumeikaku itself was rebuilt during the Edo period, and its architectural s...
Konpon Daito Pagoda
The Konpon Daito Pagoda is a symbolic building of Mount Koya, built by Kobo...
Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
The origin of Nishi Honganji dates back to the founding of the Jodo Shinshu...
Chishakuin
During the Muromachi period, the temple expanded under the patronage of Tak...
Inuyama Naritasan Temple
It is a temple called Naritasan Nagoya Betsuin Daishoji, also known as "I...
Overwhelming! Winning Daruma - Katsuoji Temple
Katsuo-ji Temple is located in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, and is an old ...
Okuno Dragon King Mountain Ichijoji Saijo Inari
Lined with many stone monument in the surrounding summit, I feel a strange ...
Houfukuji that Sesshu was training
Picture was taken in late June early summer. Autumn is the famous autumn l...
Kojoji Temple, with its beautiful vermilion three-story pagoda.
The pagoda has been designated as a National Treasure. The view of the i...
Tokoji Temple in Hagi
Tokoji Temple is an Obaku sect temple located in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefe...
The Main Hall of Fudoin Temple, a National Treasure.
The tower gate (loumon) and bell tower (shourou) are also designated as Imp...
Kongochoji Temple
Located on the slopes of Mt. Misumiyama at an altitude of around 165m, it i...
Abe Monjuin Temple
It is said to have been founded in the first year of Taika (645). The wood...
Amulet "Goshoji"
Goshoji Temple is said to have been founded in the 2nd year of Jinki (725) ...
Saidaiji Kannon-in naked festival
Saidaiji Kannon-in is a special head temple of the Daigo school of Shingon ...
The land of Honen birth of Jodo Tanjō-ji
In addition to the main hall there are various buildings and statues, it is...
Daisho-in, the family temple of the Mori clan
There is a beautiful and charming scenery of over 600 lanterns lined up at ...
Hotsumisaki Temple
Mikurodo Cave is a cave where Kukai (Kobo Daishi) is said to have practiced...
Jison-in Temple
Since Tamayori Gozen, the mother of Daishi, stayed here, it is a temple of ...
Kenchoji Temple
As a Zen temple, Kenchoji has played an important role in the history of Ja...
Kozo-ji Temple, the Nikko Toshogu of the West
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Taima-dera Temple
There are many valuable national treasures and important cultural propertie...
Tendai sect, Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara, Kyoto
Sanzen-in Temple is a tourist spot that represents Kyoto, with a garden whe...
Jojakko-ji Temple, a Famous Autumn Foliage Spot
Jojakkoji Temple is a hidden gem that sits quietly at the foot of Mt. Ogura...
The Honnoji Temple, where Oda Nobunaga was assassinated
The biggest advantage of Honnoji Temple is that it is the site of the Honno...
Three-storied pagoda of Chofuku-ji Temple and Chihaya Falls
The three-storied pagoda of Chofuku-ji Temple is said to be the oldest wood...
Daiju-ji Temple, the Buddhist Temple of the Matsudaira (Tokugawa) Clan
It was founded in 1475 and the Sanmon gate and Somon gate were built by Tok...
"Ishiyamadera Temple" related to Sengoku warlords
Ishiyamadera is located near the southern end of Lake Biwa, on the right ba...
Chokyu-ji Temple
A wooden standing statue of Eleven-faced Kannon is enshrined as the princip...
Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple
This historic temple was built in 725 AD by order of Emperor Shomu. The ma...
Hozanji Temple
Located in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Hozan-ji Temple is a sacred place o...
Horyu-ji Temple
Located in Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture, Horin-ji Temple is said...
Chogaku-ji Temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect
Chogakuji Temple is said to have been built in 824 as a Jingu-ji Temple of ...
Myoshin-ji Temple, Japan's Largest Zen Temple
The grounds are large, and there are more than 10 buildings designated as i...
Saiho-ji Temple, also known as Kokedera (Moss Temple)
The greatest attraction of Saihoji Temple is its garden, covered in a carpe...
Famous spot for autumn leaves! Kogenji Temple
The best time to see the autumn leaves is from early November to late Novem...
Honzanji Temple in Misaki Town
The main hall, three-storied pagoda, and Hokyointo pagoda are designated as...
Kodaiji Temple
Kodaiji Temple is a temple that retains the architectural style of the Momo...
Kita-in Temple
Many buildings, including the bell tower gate, have been designated as impo...
Ishiteji Temple
It is also a temple related to the legend of the reincarnation of Emon Sabu...
85 Temple Yakuriji Temple
According to temple legend, when Kukai (Kobo Daishi) practiced Kokuzo Gumon...
Tairyuji Temple
You can go up to the temple by ropeway. The ropeway fee is expensive, so...
Shinyakushiji Temple
In addition to the main hall, the ``Wooden Seated Statue of Yakushi Nyorai'...
National Treasure Jodoji Temple (Ono City)
Jodo-ji Temple was founded in 1194 during the Kamakura period by Chogen, a ...
Nishiyama Yoshimine Temple
The precincts are located halfway up a mountain at an altitude of approxima...
No. 1 Fudasho Ryozenji Temple
This is the first place people visit when starting their pilgrimage, and th...
Saigoku-ji Temple.
The main hall and three-story pagoda are designated as important cultural p...
Yasaka Koshindo, a colorful ball
Yasaka Koshindo is said to have been built at the end of the Heian period. ...
Suo Kokubunji Temple
Located about a 10-minute walk from Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, this temple has a...
Mangetsuji Ukimido
Inside Ukimido, a statue of Sho Kannon Bodhisattva is enshrined. The statue...
Asuka-dera Temple
Asukadera is Japan's oldest authentic Buddhist temple, founded by Soga no U...
Tsubosaka-dera Temple (Minamihokkeji Temple)
Kosaka-ji Temple is said to have been founded in the 3rd year of Taiho (703...
Joruriji Temple
The layout of the temple buildings at Joruriji Temple is characterized by a...
Io-zan Yusan-ji Temple
Located in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Iozan Yusanji Temple is a his...
1270 years of history "Ueterasan Yokeiji"
It is said to have been founded by Hoon Daishi in 749. Most of the build...
A sacred place with a view of the sea - Shiramineji Temple
It is the 81st temple of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage. Hakuhoji Temple is sai...
Ryusenji Temple with the legend of Ryuo Pond
The red torii of Ryuo Pond is impressive. In addition, the surrounding a...
Kamakura Hasedera Temple
Hasedera Temple is said to have been founded by Tokudo Shonin in the 8th ye...
Garden of Reflection Beauty - Kyu-Chikurin-in
Kyu-Chikurin-in is one of the many remaining Satobo (retirement homes for h...
Kenchuji Temple
It was built in 1651 by Mitsutomo Tokugawa, the second lord of the Owari To...
Chikubu Island Hogonji Temple
Chikubu Island is a small island floating in the center of Lake Biwa, and h...
Nojiyama Ionjo Kobo-ji Temple
The temple is built in a rock cave, and the view from the temple bell is wo...
Gotai-san Chikurinji Temple
Located on Mount Godaisan in Kochi City, Chikurinji Temple is an ancient te...
Koto Sanzan Saimyoji Temple
Saimyoji was founded in 834, the first year of the Heian period, by Sanshu ...
Tendai Sect Shoren-in Monzeki
It is one of the three monzeki temples of Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei, the...
Emmei-ji: A Temple with a Heartwarming Thatched Roof Main Hall
Eimei-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple located in Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefe...
Manshu-in
The great advantage of Manshuin Monzeki is its tranquil atmosphere and high...
Hashikura Temple and Ropeway
Hashikura-ji Temple is said to have been founded in 828 by Kukai (Kobo Dais...
Seiryuji Temple
Seiryu-ji Temple is said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi during the Kon...
Chomeiji Temple in Omihachiman
Chomyoji Temple is an ancient Tendai sect temple located on the eastern sho...
Koto Sanzan Baekjeji Temple
Located in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture, Baekje Temple is a Tendai sec...
Jakko-in Temple, Standing in a Mountain Village
Located in Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Jakkoin is a Tendai sect nunnery ...
West Japan's leading hydrangea temple Amidaji
The best time to see hydrangea is June. The Treasure Museum has many imp...
View of Onomichi from the three-story pagoda! Tennō-ji Temple.
There are 500 arhats inside the temple. Depending on the day of the week...
Ikaruga Temple related to Prince Shotoku
The three-storied pagoda has been designated as a national important cultur...
Engakuji Temple, head temple of the Rinzai sect
Shariden is the only national treasure building in Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
Nakayama-dera Temple for prayers for safe childbirth
Nakayama-dera Temple is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku and is ...
Head temple of the Jodo sect, Zojoji Temple
This temple is visited by many people as it houses the remains of Tokugawa ...
No. 45 Temple Kaiganyama Iwaya Temple
It is a power spot where a rock wall stands and you can feel a strong power...
Kozenji Temple
The precincts include the main hall, large auditorium, bell tower, temple g...