Temples in Japan

Temples in Kamakura

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One of the most popular Shinto shrines in the city of Kamakura. It was constructed in the year 1063 in honor of Emperor Ojin, Mina

Temples in Tokyo

Senso-ji Temple

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If you are visiting Tokyo, then you must visit Senso-ji Temple. There are lots of shopping and famous Japanese street food around

Temples in Kyoto

Sanjusangen-do Temple

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Sanjusangendo (三十三間堂) in Kyoto is a temple dating from the twelfth century and is quite famous for having 1,0001 images of the

Temples in Kamakura

Zen Garden of Kench?ji

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One of the most amazing things that I enjoyed during my visit to Kamakura was in the Temple Kenchoji. It is a Zen garden with a be

Temples in Tokyo

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Temples in Kamakura

Koutoku-in (高徳院)

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Temples in Kyoto

Ninna-ji Temple

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The Ninna-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon school located in the northwest of the city of Kyoto, about 20minutes walk from

Temples in Narita

Naritasan-Shinshoji Temple

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His full name is Naritasan Shinshoji, is just 10 minutes by train from Narita Airport (Tokyo) and it has of many temples in differ

Temples in Kamakura

Hokokuji Temple

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This temple is also called Takedera (Bamboo Temple) and is less famous than others such as Hasedera or Tsurugaoka Hachimangu but d

Temples in Nagasaki

Sofukuji Temple

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The Sofuku-ji is a temple of Chinese structure as it was constructed by the Chinese who settled in Nagasaki Chinatown between the

Temples in Nagano

Zenkoji Temple

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This temple became famous for refusing to host the Olympic torch last year when it passed through. The monks refused to protest th

Temples in Nara

Asuka-dera

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The Asukadera is a small temple located in the Asuka region which is considered the birthplace of Japanese culture. The oldest Bud

Temples in Kanazawa

Oyama Shrine

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The Oyama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the east of Kanazawa (in Utatsuyama) that was founded in 1599. It was then moved to its cur

Temples in Mutsu

Osorezan

A strange part of Japan, where you can experience the magic and mystery of the ancient Itako shamans. A unique landscape, a valley

Temples in Nikko

Taiyuin Mausoleum

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Despite being in the middle of a typhoon while visiting my beloved city of Nikko, I decided to spend a day visiting Taiyuin-byō, t

Temples in Fujisawa

The Far Chapel

The chapel is the last distant Enoshima Yasaka Jinja that we found in our journey in Enoshima. As one can imagine... It has a cave

Temples in Sapporo

Sapporo Chuo-ji

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The Chuo-ji is a Buddhist temple there is the center of the capital city of Hokkaido: Sapporo. The temples of this city not known

Temples in Osaka

Ishikiri

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Ishikiri Daibutsu-ji literally means "Temple of the Great Ishikiri Buddha." Ishikiri is a neighborhood of the Higashi-Osaka region

Temples in Japan

307 temples in Japan