Must See Buddhist Monuments in 日本列島

Senso-ji

Historic Buddhist temple featuring traditional Japanese architecture and the iconic Kaminarimon gate. It serves as a major cultural and spiritual site with an adjacent vibrant shopping street.

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Asakusa Shrine

Also called Sanja-sama, after the three fishermen it is dedicated to, this shrine enjoys lasting popularity among the tourists and locals…

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Sanjūsangen-dō or Rengeō-in-hon-dō

Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.

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Daishoin Temple

Located at the foot of Mount Misen, Daisho-in temple is worth the stop on your way up.

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Ryuguji Temple

This petit temple was originally situated on a beach. Legend has it that after a mermaid had been spotted on the beach, the temple was named…

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Buttsuji Temple

Buttsū-ji is a Buddhist temple head one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, founded in 1397 by the lord…

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