Must See Buddhist Monuments in 日本列島
- A
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.
- B
Asakusa Shrine
Also called Sanja-sama, after the three fishermen it is dedicated to, this shrine enjoys lasting popularity among the tourists and locals…
- C
Sanjūsangen-dō or Rengeō-in-hon-dō
Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
- D
Daishoin Temple
Located at the foot of Mount Misen, Daisho-in temple is worth the stop on your way up.
- E
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…
- F
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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