Must Visit Religious Places 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
Kushida Shrine
Founded in 757, the shrine is considered to be the oldest Shinto shrine in the city.
- E
Daishoin Temple
Located at the foot of Mount Misen, Daisho-in temple is worth the stop on your way up.
- F
Oura Catholic Church
The Oura Church or Oura Cathedral, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan, is a Catholic minor basilica and co…
- G
Hokoku Shrine (Senjokaku)
The largest structure on the island is devoted to one of the unifiers of the 16th-century Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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