Must See Buddhist Monuments in Tokyo
-
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.
-
Zojo-ji temple
This Buddhist temple served as the family shrine to the Tokugawas - one of Japan's most famous families.
-
Asakusa Shrine
Also called Sanja-sama, after the three fishermen it is dedicated to, this shrine enjoys lasting popularity among the tourists and locals…
-
Kaminarimon
This unmistakeably bright, large red gate is the first thing most tourists see when they enter the Senso-ji Temple.
-
Tsukiji Honganji Temple
This unusual temple sure is an eyecatcher. It is relatively young, having only been built in the 1930s.
-
Shibamata Taishakuten Temple
Daikyō-ji, popularly known as Shibamata Taishakuten, is a Nichiren-shū Buddhist temple in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan.
-
Zenkoku-ji Temple
This temple is dedicated to an originally Hindu god - Bishamonten - who became a part of the Buddhist pantheon at some point in history,…
-
-
Benten Temple in Ueno Park
This temple, hidden away at the heart of the Shinobazu pond in the Ueno Park, is dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten - a popular Buddhist…
-
Tennoji Temple
Tennō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple of Japan, located in Yanaka, Taitō, Tokyo.
-
-
Kan'ei-ji Temple
Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to…
-
-
Suitengu Shrine
Suiten-gū, literally "Palace of the Water Deva", or "Palace of Suiten", is a Shinto shrine dedicated to four deities:
-
Myōgyō-ji Temple
This Buddhist temple features not only beautiful architecture, but it's also closely related to Japanese ghost stories - find out why!
-
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
Tsukiji Hongan-ji, sometimes archaically romanized Hongwan-ji, is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo,…
-
Ekoin Temple
Ekō-in, also known as Honjo Ekō-in, is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo.
-
Kogan-ji Temple
A small temple with its own special charm. Notable for its deities - both have healing powers.
-
-
Jindai Temple
Jindai-jiis a temple belonging to the Tendai school of Buddhism. It is located in Chōfu in Tokyo Prefecture.
-
Great Sacred Hall
Risshō Kōsei Kai; until June 1960, 大日本立正交成会 is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyō Niwano and Myōkō Naganuma.
-
Kuon-ji
Kuon-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Founded by Nichiren in 1281 it is today the head temple of Nichiren Shū.
-
Ryōhō-ji
Ryōhō-ji is a Buddhist temple affiliated with Nichiren-shū located in the city of Hachiōji in western Tōkyō, Japan.
Plan Your Perfect Trip
Create day-by-day itineraries, discover top attractions, and navigate with ease — on any device.
Or search for Tripomatic in the App Store or Google Play.