Built in the early 7th century AD, this is the oldest as well as the most visited temple in Tokyo.
Also called Sanja-sama, after the three fishermen it is dedicated to, this shrine enjoys lasting popularity among the tourists and locals…
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan.
Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
A beautiful temple with amazing atmosphere of peace and silence. There is a wonderful moss garden surrounding the temple.
Located at the foot of Mount Misen, Daisho-in temple is worth the stop on your way up.
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…
Shōfuku-ji is a Rinzai temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Ankokuzan.
Dainichi-ji is a Tōji Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
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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