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Rinnoji Temple

Rinnoji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Nikko within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its Sanbutsudo hall and the National Treasure Taiyuin mausoleum.

Nikko · Tochigi

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Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple

A prominent Shingon Buddhist temple renowned for its spiritual power to dispel misfortune and grant various blessings to visitors.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Monmyo-ji Temple

True Pure Land temple in Yatsuo, founded in 1290 atop Maeyama, keeping centuries of Nembutsu practice and Amida Buddha worship in the Honganji tradition.

Toyama

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Saijo Inari

Saijo Inari is a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple and one of Japan's three great Inari sites, preserving a rare form of Shinto-Buddhist syncretic worship.

Okayama

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Jogi Nyorai Saihoji Temple

This Pure Land Buddhist temple in Sendai houses a rare sacred scroll of Amida Buddha that is unveiled only five times each year.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Kimiidera

A 1,250-year-old Buddhist temple in Wakayama that holds the second position on Japan's oldest pilgrimage route dedicated to Kannon worship.

Wakayama

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Hokokuji Temple

Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1334 renowned for its bamboo garden and tea house, housing a Shakyamuni statue and Ashikaga family remains.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

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Miidera Temple

Head temple of the Tendai Jimon sect, Miidera was founded in the seventh century and has survived repeated destruction, earning the name Phoenix Temple.

Otsu · Shiga

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Saikyo-ji Temple

Saikyo-ji, the head temple of the Tendai Shinsei sect, was founded by Prince Shotoku and reorganized in 1486 as the sect's central training site.

Otsu · Shiga

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Mutsu Kokubun-ji

A provincial Buddhist temple founded in 741 as part of an imperial initiative, now housing Edo-period structures and archaeological remains.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Kotoku-in

A Buddhist temple in Kamakura housing the Great Buddha, a monumental copper statue of Amida Buddha cast in the 13th century.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

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Shifuku-ji Temple

Shifuku-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Sendai, relocated in 1591 to serve the Date family, renowned for its 1,200 blooming hydrangeas in early summer.

Sendai · Miyagi

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Saidaiji Kannon-in

Buddhist temple built around a Senju Kannon statue created in 751 that miraculously survived fire and warfare over the centuries.

Okayama

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Myotsu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple founded in 806 with Kamakura-period structures designated as National Treasures and a historic pond garden.

Obama · Fukui

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Fukoji

Buddhist temple tracing roots to 1221, founded on land donated to honor Bishamonten, a protective deity originally enshrined by a military general.

Minamiuonuma · Niigata

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Motsu-ji

Buddhist temple from the 12th century, renowned for its gold-leaf decorated hall and picturesque pond garden in the finest Heian-era style.

Hiraizumi · Iwate

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Ginkaku-ji

Zen temple from the late 15th century with a garden of sand and stone featuring a pond, inspired by but never covered with silver like Kinkaku-ji.

Kyoto

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Great Buddha Hall

The central hall of Todai-ji temple rebuilt in the Edo period, standing as the world's largest wooden structure after multiple destructions and reconstructions.

Nara

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Rinnoji Temple

Rinnoji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Nikko within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its Sanbutsudo hall and the National Treasure Taiyuin mausoleum.

Nikko · Tochigi

Temple

Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple

A prominent Shingon Buddhist temple renowned for its spiritual power to dispel misfortune and grant various blessings to visitors.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

Temple

Monmyo-ji Temple

True Pure Land temple in Yatsuo, founded in 1290 atop Maeyama, keeping centuries of Nembutsu practice and Amida Buddha worship in the Honganji tradition.

Toyama

Temple

Saijo Inari

Saijo Inari is a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple and one of Japan's three great Inari sites, preserving a rare form of Shinto-Buddhist syncretic worship.

Okayama

Temple

Jogi Nyorai Saihoji Temple

This Pure Land Buddhist temple in Sendai houses a rare sacred scroll of Amida Buddha that is unveiled only five times each year.

Sendai · Miyagi

Temple

Kimiidera

A 1,250-year-old Buddhist temple in Wakayama that holds the second position on Japan's oldest pilgrimage route dedicated to Kannon worship.

Wakayama

Temple

Hokokuji Temple

Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1334 renowned for its bamboo garden and tea house, housing a Shakyamuni statue and Ashikaga family remains.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

Temple

Miidera Temple

Head temple of the Tendai Jimon sect, Miidera was founded in the seventh century and has survived repeated destruction, earning the name Phoenix Temple.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Saikyo-ji Temple

Saikyo-ji, the head temple of the Tendai Shinsei sect, was founded by Prince Shotoku and reorganized in 1486 as the sect's central training site.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Mutsu Kokubun-ji

A provincial Buddhist temple founded in 741 as part of an imperial initiative, now housing Edo-period structures and archaeological remains.

Sendai · Miyagi

Temple

Kotoku-in

A Buddhist temple in Kamakura housing the Great Buddha, a monumental copper statue of Amida Buddha cast in the 13th century.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

Temple

Shifuku-ji Temple

Shifuku-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Sendai, relocated in 1591 to serve the Date family, renowned for its 1,200 blooming hydrangeas in early summer.

Sendai · Miyagi

Temple

Saidaiji Kannon-in

Buddhist temple built around a Senju Kannon statue created in 751 that miraculously survived fire and warfare over the centuries.

Okayama

Temple

Myotsu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple founded in 806 with Kamakura-period structures designated as National Treasures and a historic pond garden.

Obama · Fukui

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Fukoji

Buddhist temple tracing roots to 1221, founded on land donated to honor Bishamonten, a protective deity originally enshrined by a military general.

Minamiuonuma · Niigata

Temple

Motsu-ji

Buddhist temple from the 12th century, renowned for its gold-leaf decorated hall and picturesque pond garden in the finest Heian-era style.

Hiraizumi · Iwate

Temple

Ginkaku-ji

Zen temple from the late 15th century with a garden of sand and stone featuring a pond, inspired by but never covered with silver like Kinkaku-ji.

Kyoto

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Great Buddha Hall

The central hall of Todai-ji temple rebuilt in the Edo period, standing as the world's largest wooden structure after multiple destructions and reconstructions.

Nara

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