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.

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

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

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

Worshipers are charmed by the many flowers and large Kannon statue

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

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

A soto-zen Buddhist temple, better known as Toyokawa Inari, which had been worshiped by both the mighty warriors of each era and common people of Edo-Tokyo. You can make a pilgrimage to the seven lucky gods and enjoy viewing lit paper lanterns.

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.

Several hundred structures are scattered across Mt. Hiei

A spiritual area surrounding Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

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.

An ancient temple supported by common people