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Temple

Ryufukuji

Buddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.

Yamaguchi

Temple

Kinkaku-ji

A golden Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto built in the 14th century as a shogun's retirement villa and now one of Japan's most iconic landmarks.

Kyoto

Temple

Shorinzan Daruma Temple

A small Zen Buddhist temple built in 1697 in Takasaki, hometown of the traditional Daruma doll, known for its particularly lucky talismans.

Takasaki · Gunma

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Large public park in Nara home to over 1,200 free-ranging sacred Sika deer, with historical temples and shrines for visitors to explore.

Nara

Temple

Yakushi-ji

Seventh-century Buddhist temple in Nara, built in Chinese style and ranked among the Seven Great Temples, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nara

Shrine

Senso-ji Temple

Among Tokyo's oldest temples, in Asakusa, devoted to the bodhisattva Kannon since the 7th century, with the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori shop street.

Tokyo

Temple

Shokoku-ji

Fourteenth-century Zen temple in Kyoto founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, featuring traditional gardens, rock gardens and renowned sub-temples.

Kyoto

Temple

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple on a Kyoto hillside featuring a cantilevered wooden stage, UNESCO World Heritage site with treasured religious artifacts.

Kyoto

Temple

Zenyoji Temple

A Shingon Buddhist temple beside the Tama River houses a protected 700-800 year old kaya tree and a pair of rare mythical fire-protecting statues.

Tokyo

Temple

Todoroki Fudoson Temple

Shingon Buddhist temple above a wooded valley, founded late Heian period by monk Kakuban, dedicated to Fudo Myo-o for wish-granting and protection.

Tokyo

Temple

Hasedera

This ancient Kamakura temple houses a 9.18-metre wooden Kannon statue, one of Japan's largest Buddhist sculptures, said to have arrived by ocean centuries ago.

Kamakura · Kanagawa

All Events Places

Results

Temple

Ryufukuji

Buddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.

Yamaguchi

Temple

Kinkaku-ji

A golden Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto built in the 14th century as a shogun's retirement villa and now one of Japan's most iconic landmarks.

Kyoto

Temple

Shorinzan Daruma Temple

A small Zen Buddhist temple built in 1697 in Takasaki, hometown of the traditional Daruma doll, known for its particularly lucky talismans.

Takasaki · Gunma

Park & Garden

Nara Park

Large public park in Nara home to over 1,200 free-ranging sacred Sika deer, with historical temples and shrines for visitors to explore.

Nara

Temple

Yakushi-ji

Seventh-century Buddhist temple in Nara, built in Chinese style and ranked among the Seven Great Temples, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nara

Shrine

Senso-ji Temple

Among Tokyo's oldest temples, in Asakusa, devoted to the bodhisattva Kannon since the 7th century, with the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori shop street.

Tokyo

Temple

Shokoku-ji

Fourteenth-century Zen temple in Kyoto founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, featuring traditional gardens, rock gardens and renowned sub-temples.

Kyoto

Temple

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple on a Kyoto hillside featuring a cantilevered wooden stage, UNESCO World Heritage site with treasured religious artifacts.

Kyoto

Temple

Zenyoji Temple

A Shingon Buddhist temple beside the Tama River houses a protected 700-800 year old kaya tree and a pair of rare mythical fire-protecting statues.

Tokyo

Temple

Todoroki Fudoson Temple

Shingon Buddhist temple above a wooded valley, founded late Heian period by monk Kakuban, dedicated to Fudo Myo-o for wish-granting and protection.

Tokyo

Temple

Hasedera

This ancient Kamakura temple houses a 9.18-metre wooden Kannon statue, one of Japan's largest Buddhist sculptures, said to have arrived by ocean centuries ago.

Kamakura · Kanagawa