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Oppoji Temple

A Buddhist temple founded in 736 by imperial decree, featuring a seven-hall complex and housing a sacred relic of the Buddha enshrined since the Heian period.

Tainai · Niigata

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Ishiyamadera

A Shingon Buddhist temple in Otsu, traditionally founded in 747, where Murasaki Shikibu is said to have begun The Tale of Genji, with National Treasure halls.

Otsu · Shiga

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Horyu-ji

This seventh-century Buddhist temple features some of the world's oldest wooden structures and several national treasures, including a five-story pagoda.

Ikaruga · Nara

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Eigen-ji

A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1361, head temple of the Eigen-ji branch with over 120 temples, set in the mountains and housing the Yotsugi Kannon statue.

Higashiomi · Shiga

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Enryaku-ji

Founded in 788 by Saicho, this Tendai Buddhist headquarters on Mount Hiei hosts the famous kaihogyo practice and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Otsu · Shiga

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Toshodai-ji

A Buddhist temple in Nara founded in 759 by the Chinese priest Ganjin, head temple of the Ritsu-shu denomination and home to 17 National Treasures.

Nara

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Iwayaji Temple

The forty-fifth temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage, built against cliffs in the mountains of Ehime, where the mountain itself is the object of worship.

Kumakogen · Ehime

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Shiromineji Temple

Temple 81 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, on Mt Shiromine in Kagawa, where the exiled Emperor Sutoku was laid to rest after his death in 1164.

Sakaide · Kagawa

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Todai-ji

Established in 738, this Nara temple houses the largest bronze Buddha statue and serves as headquarters of the Kegon Buddhist school.

Nara

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Shinshoji Zen Temple

A Rinzai Zen temple at Fukuyama with tea houses, moved historic halls, gardens, and one of the largest collections of Hakuin's Zen painting.

Fukuyama · Hiroshima

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Osu Kannon

A Shingon temple in central Nagoya, moved here by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612, whose Osu Bunko library holds a National Treasure manuscript of the Kojiki.

Nagoya · Aichi

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Zenko-ji

Historic Buddhist temple over 1,400 years old welcoming all faiths, with an underground passage and a revered statue displayed every six years.

Nagano

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Kofuku-ji

Eighth-century Buddhist temple in Nara, chief sanctuary of the Fujiwara clan and one of Japan's Seven Great Temples, featuring historic pagodas.

Nara

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Ruriko-ji five-story pagoda

Five-story pagoda completed in 1442 as a military memorial, recognized as the finest mid-Muromachi structure and designated a national treasure.

Yamaguchi

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Kozan-ji

A Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi featuring two national treasure halls from the Kamakura period, including one built in 1320.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

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Tofukuji Temple

Tofukuji is one of Kyoto's great Zen temples, celebrated for its sweeping maple valley and the modern garden surrounding the abbot's quarters.

Kyoto

Park & Garden

Hirosaki Park

Hirosaki Park features cherry blossom trees, a castle with moat, temples, shrines, and recreational activities including boating and picnicking.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Temple

Nishiyama Koryuji

A mountain temple in Saijo, Ehime, founded in 642, reached by a long approach under maples, with a main hall that is an Important Cultural Property.

Saijo · Ehime

Temple

Oppoji Temple

A Buddhist temple founded in 736 by imperial decree, featuring a seven-hall complex and housing a sacred relic of the Buddha enshrined since the Heian period.

Tainai · Niigata

Temple

Ishiyamadera

A Shingon Buddhist temple in Otsu, traditionally founded in 747, where Murasaki Shikibu is said to have begun The Tale of Genji, with National Treasure halls.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Horyu-ji

This seventh-century Buddhist temple features some of the world's oldest wooden structures and several national treasures, including a five-story pagoda.

Ikaruga · Nara

Temple

Eigen-ji

A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1361, head temple of the Eigen-ji branch with over 120 temples, set in the mountains and housing the Yotsugi Kannon statue.

Higashiomi · Shiga

Temple

Enryaku-ji

Founded in 788 by Saicho, this Tendai Buddhist headquarters on Mount Hiei hosts the famous kaihogyo practice and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Toshodai-ji

A Buddhist temple in Nara founded in 759 by the Chinese priest Ganjin, head temple of the Ritsu-shu denomination and home to 17 National Treasures.

Nara

Temple

Iwayaji Temple

The forty-fifth temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage, built against cliffs in the mountains of Ehime, where the mountain itself is the object of worship.

Kumakogen · Ehime

Temple

Shiromineji Temple

Temple 81 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, on Mt Shiromine in Kagawa, where the exiled Emperor Sutoku was laid to rest after his death in 1164.

Sakaide · Kagawa

Temple

Todai-ji

Established in 738, this Nara temple houses the largest bronze Buddha statue and serves as headquarters of the Kegon Buddhist school.

Nara

Temple

Shinshoji Zen Temple

A Rinzai Zen temple at Fukuyama with tea houses, moved historic halls, gardens, and one of the largest collections of Hakuin's Zen painting.

Fukuyama · Hiroshima

Temple

Osu Kannon

A Shingon temple in central Nagoya, moved here by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612, whose Osu Bunko library holds a National Treasure manuscript of the Kojiki.

Nagoya · Aichi

Temple

Zenko-ji

Historic Buddhist temple over 1,400 years old welcoming all faiths, with an underground passage and a revered statue displayed every six years.

Nagano

Temple

Kofuku-ji

Eighth-century Buddhist temple in Nara, chief sanctuary of the Fujiwara clan and one of Japan's Seven Great Temples, featuring historic pagodas.

Nara

Temple

Ruriko-ji five-story pagoda

Five-story pagoda completed in 1442 as a military memorial, recognized as the finest mid-Muromachi structure and designated a national treasure.

Yamaguchi

Temple

Kozan-ji

A Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi featuring two national treasure halls from the Kamakura period, including one built in 1320.

Shimonoseki · Yamaguchi

Temple

Tofukuji Temple

Tofukuji is one of Kyoto's great Zen temples, celebrated for its sweeping maple valley and the modern garden surrounding the abbot's quarters.

Kyoto

Park & Garden

Hirosaki Park

Hirosaki Park features cherry blossom trees, a castle with moat, temples, shrines, and recreational activities including boating and picnicking.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Temple

Nishiyama Koryuji

A mountain temple in Saijo, Ehime, founded in 642, reached by a long approach under maples, with a main hall that is an Important Cultural Property.

Saijo · Ehime

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